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CVE-2025-14401

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—

PDFsam Enhanced App Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDFsam Enhanced. 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 handling of App objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read 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-27260.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector AV:L con UI:R indica ejecución en cliente (archivo o página maliciosa). Out-of-bounds read en objetos App permite ejecutar código arbitrario en el proceso actual.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Restrict Web-Based ContentPrivileged Account ManagementLimit Software InstallationExecution PreventionBehavior Prevention on EndpointDisable or Remove Feature or Program

Affected technologies (1)

Pdfsam — Enhanced

CWEs

References

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