CVE-2022-37372 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting PDF-XChange Editor, stemming from a flaw in PDF file parsing. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious PDF, which, when opened by a user, triggers a write past the end of a buffer, allowing code execution in the context of the current process. Rated 7.8 High on CVSS, it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H, I:H, A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.3.361.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.3.361.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.