CVE-2025-6661 is a use-after-free vulnerability in PDF-XChange Editor and PDF-XChange PDF Tools, allowing remote code execution. This flaw, stemming from improper validation of App objects, requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file, to exploit. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, it poses a significant risk for arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.2.395CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:10.5.2.395:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.2.395CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:10.5.2.395:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.