01 Record

CVE-2021-21822

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software’s PDF Reader, version 10.1.3.37598. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger the reuse of previously free memory,

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: talos

CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 1.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 77.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2021-05-10 15:02Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-03 18:23Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-01-04

Assigning CNA

talos

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

5c07b8c253c2d8e645e235bb27bfbbf81b59d1aec619f487f0aa81117ab4efe7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

n/aFoxitFoxit Reader 10.1.3.37598—

06 References

talosintelligence.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1287x_refsource_MISC