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CVE-2023-27342

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-27342 is a remote code execution vulnerability in PDF-XChange Editor and PDF-XChange PDF-Tools, stemming from improper validation during EMF file parsing. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious file, leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current process. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low immediate threat despite its severity.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.4.364.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.4.364.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.4.364.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.4.364.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

tracker-software.com / product/pdf-xchange-editor/history
Release Notes
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-354
Third Party Advisory