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

 

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: 4.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59803
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows

How to mitigate CVE-2025-59803

Install updates from vendor's website.

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - addressed in versions 13.2.1.23955, 14.0.1.33197, 2025.2.1.33197
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - update to 2025.2.1.33197

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