CVE-2021-38570: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows attackers to delete arbitrary files (during uninstallation) via a symlink.

Affected products

• Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader: before 10.1.4 (fixed in 10.1.4)
• Foxitsoftware Phantompdf: before 10.1.4 (fixed in 10.1.4)

Published 2021-08-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.