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CVE-2022-42414

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.41% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-01-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2022-42414
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18326.

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