What is CVE-2021-38571?

CVE-2021-38571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-38571?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

CVE-2021-38571

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows DLL hijacking, aka CNVD-C-2021-68000 and CNVD-C-2021-68502.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38571?: CVE-2021-38571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-38571?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.