VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2022-42382
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-01-26
Last modified2026-06-17
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of U3D files. Crafted data in a U3D file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18651.