CVE-2022-42402 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting PDF-XChange Editor, allowing remote code execution. It stems from a read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing crafted U3D objects within PDF files. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious PDF or visiting a malicious webpage, but can lead to full compromise of the user's system. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.5.366.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.