CVE-2009-0836: Foxitsoftware Reader

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 40.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, does not require user confirmation before performing dangerous actions defined in a PDF file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.

Affected products

• Foxitsoftware Reader: version 2.3 only; version 3.0 only

Published 2009-03-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.