CVE-2021-34840 is a critical vulnerability affecting Foxit PDF Reader 11.0.0.49893, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of Annotation objects. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction, as the target must open a malicious file or visit a malicious page, but can lead to full compromise of the affected process. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for high impact warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.0.49893CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.1.4.37651CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.0.49893CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:pdf_editor:11.0.0.49893:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.