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CVE-2024-30338: Foxit PDF Reader · Use After Free

Affects Foxit PDF ReaderSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 56% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Foxit PDF ReaderAffected
  • =2023.3.0.23028
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately audit their Foxit PDF Reader deployments to identify affected versions (2023.3.0.23028). Until an official patch is released, apply the following mitigations: 1) Restrict or disable the use of Foxit PDF Reader for opening untrusted or unsolicited PDF files, especially those received via email or downloaded from the internet. 2) Employ email filtering and attachment sandboxing to detect and block malicious PDFs. 3) Educate users about the risks of opening PDFs from unknown sources and encourage cautious behavior. 4) Use application whitelisting or endpoint protection solutions to monitor and block suspicious process behaviors related to Foxit PDF Reader. 5) Consider deploying network-level protections such as web proxies with malware scanning to prevent access to malicious web pages hosting exploit PDFs. 6) Monitor security advisories from Foxit for patches and apply updates promptly once available. 7) Implement least privilege principles to limit the impact of potential code execution by running PDF readers with minimal user rights.

Description

Foxit PDF Reader Doc Object Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Doc objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22705.

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