CVE-2021-38098
Corel PDF Fusion 2.6.2.0 is affected by a Heap Corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted...
Corel PDF Fusion 2.6.2.0 is affected by a Heap Corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Corel PDF Fusion 2.6.2.0 is affected by a Heap Corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2021-38098- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Corel PDF Fusion 2.6.2.0 is affected by a Heap Corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2021-38098- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24571 No score
Corel PDF Fusion 2.6.2.0 is affected by a Heap Corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-24571- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4ffc-ggw5-c748 No score
Corel PDF Fusion 2.6.2.0 is affected by a Heap Corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted...
Corel PDF Fusion 2.6.2.0 is affected by a Heap Corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.
- Record
GHSA-4ffc-ggw5-c748- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38098 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Corel Pdf Fusion, published October 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.40%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.