Missing Initialization of a Variable in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2025-32451

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Missing Initialization of a Variable in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2025-32451

Published: August 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114013
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32451
CWE-ID: CWE-456
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to missing variable initialization. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application. 


How to mitigate CVE-2025-32451

Install updates from vendor's website.

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