CVE-2021-38565
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows...
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows writing to arbitrary files via submitForm.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows writing to arbitrary files via submitForm.
- Record
CVE-2021-38565- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows writing to arbitrary files via submitForm.
- Record
CVE-2021-38565- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25007 No score
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows writing to arbitrary files via submitForm.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25007- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7p2-cc8m-fqm8 No score
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows...
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows writing to arbitrary files via submitForm.
- Record
GHSA-w7p2-cc8m-fqm8- 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-2021-38565 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Foxitsoftware Pdf Editor, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.