Critical severity · published Aug 11, 2021
CVE-2021-38570
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4
9.1
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows attackers to delete arbitrary files (during uninstallation) via a symlink.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Foxit Reader · Foxitsoftware
before 10.1.4 · source: NVD
PH
Phantompdf · Foxitsoftware
before 10.1.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38570
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38570
Vendor Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
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