CVE-2021-45979

HIGH

Foxit PDF Reader & Editor <11.1 (macOS) - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before 11.1 on macOS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via app.launchURL in the JavaScript API.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/dlehgus1023

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0233
EPSS Percentile 85.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (2)
foxit/pdf_editor < 11.1
foxit/pdf_reader < 11.1
Published Jan 04, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026