An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1.
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows writing to arbitrary files via submitForm.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00848 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 11.0.1 | Vulnerable | Foxitsoftware |
| cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 11.0.1 | Vulnerable | Foxitsoftware |
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.0.1 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.0.1 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38565
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7p2-cc8m-fqm8
References
More Foxitsoftware Pdf Editor vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-13823 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-13837 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-13840 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-13832 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-16158 An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16159 An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-38565 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38565 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7p2-cc8m-fqm8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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