What is CVE-2021-41782?

CVE-2021-41782 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2021-41782?

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

Use After Free in Foxit Pdf Editor

CVE-2021-41782

Foxit PDF Reader before 11.1 and PDF Editor before 11.1, and PhantomPDF before 10.1.6, allow attackers to trigger a use-after-free and execute arbitrary code because JavaScript is mishandled.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.013 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Foxit Pdf_editor
Foxit Pdf_reader
Foxit Phantompdf
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41782?: CVE-2021-41782 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-41782?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.