CVE-2021-38572

CRITICAL
Published Aug 11, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Aug 11, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows writing to arbitrary files because the extractPages pathname is not validated.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
foxitsoftwarefoxit_reader* <10.1.4
foxitsoftwarephantompdf* <10.1.4

References 1

  • foxitsoftware.com https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.