#VU124718 Uncontrolled Recursion in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2026-3778

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#VU124718 Uncontrolled Recursion in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2026-3778

Published: March 31, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124718
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2026-3778
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in object reference handling when processing PDFs with cyclic references. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file to cause a stack overflow and crash the application.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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