What is CVE-2021-38569?

CVE-2021-38569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-38569?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

CVE-2021-38569

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows stack consumption via recursive function calls during the handling of XFA forms or link objects.

Published 2021-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion

References

www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38569?: CVE-2021-38569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-38569?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.