Foxit PDF crash via Unity 3D pointer abuse (2026.1.1)
CVE-2026-57260 Published on July 8, 2026
Security vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader — U3D Adobe Mesh Decompression (Type Confusion / Invalid Pointer Dereference)
The application opened a PDF file containing an abnormal Unity 3D object. During parsing, the application incorrectly resolved a portion of the abnormal object as a pointer and used it as a valid address, ultimately causing the application to crash.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-57260 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2026-57260 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-57260
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Affected Versions
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor:- Version Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier is affected.
- Version Versions 14.0.4 and earlier is affected.
- Version Versions 13.2.4 and earlier is affected.
- Version Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier is affected.
- Version Versions 14.0.3 and earlier is affected.
- Version Versions 13.2.3 and earlier is affected.
- Version Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier is affected.