CVE-2010-1239

Foxit Reader before 3.2.1.0401 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary local programs...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Foxit Reader before 3.2.1.0401 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary local programs via a certain "/Type /Action /S /Launch" sequence, and (2) execute arbitrary programs embedded in a PDF document via an unspecified "/Launch /Action" sequence, a related issue to CVE-2009-0836.

Exploit likelihood

7.53%Up 6.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2010-1239
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-1239
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-1269 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-1269
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-54xc-2c9p-qfwj No score

Foxit Reader before 3.2.1.0401 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary local programs...

Record: GHSA-54xc-2c9p-qfwj
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

foxitsoftware foxit reader

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Adobe Reader - Escape From '.PDF' Execute Embedded Executable	2010-03-31

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-1239 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published April 5, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.53%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.