Is CVE-2021-41781 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-41781 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-41781?

CVE-2021-41781 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-41781?

CVE-2021-41781 has an EPSS score of 1.25% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-41781?

Upgrade Foxit PDF Editor to 10.1.6 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-41781

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

Foxit PDF EditorWindows application

Affected:10.1.6Fixed in:10.1.6Foxit Software Inc.

Foxit PDF ReaderWindows application

Affected:11.0 11.1Fixed in:11.1Foxit Software Inc.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

foxit.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.