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CVE-2021-38097

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-38097 describes an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Corel PDF Fusion version 2.6.2.0, which occurs when processing a specially crafted PDF file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating that an unauthenticated attacker could achieve arbitrary code execution on the victim's system, requiring user interaction to open the malicious file. Despite its high severity and potential for complete compromise (C, I, A are High), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. The EPSS score is low, suggesting a minimal probability of exploitation in the wild.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:corel:pdf_fusion:2.6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0267 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

fortiguard.com / zeroday/FG-VD-21-026
Third Party Advisory
fortinet.com / blog/threat-research/fortinet-security-researcher-discovers-multiple-vulnerabilities-across-multiple-corel-products
Third Party Advisory