Description
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader failed to validate the directory traversal path in the attachment file name, resulting in malicious attachments being able to be written to directories outside the expected secure area when the PDF is opened.
Affected products
foxit: pdf editor; foxit: pdf reader; microsoft: windows
References1
- www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 28 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-73
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