Spoofing attack in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2025-59803

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Spoofing attack in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2025-59803

Published: September 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116124
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59803
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of documents that are embedded with specific triggers in the signing phase. A remote attacker can deceive users into signing the manipulated documents.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-59803

Install updates from vendor's website.

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