CVE-2022-42405 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting PDF-XChange Editor, allowing remote code execution. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied data during EMF file parsing, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file, but could result in an attacker executing code in the context of the current process. While rated 7.8 (HIGH) on CVSS, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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.