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CVE-2024-30339: 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, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% 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

To mitigate CVE-2024-30339, organizations should: 1) Immediately restrict or monitor the use of Foxit PDF Reader version 2023.3.0.23028, especially in high-risk environments. 2) Educate users to avoid opening PDFs from untrusted or unknown sources and to be cautious with email attachments and links. 3) Employ endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting and blocking exploitation attempts targeting use-after-free vulnerabilities. 4) Use application whitelisting or sandboxing to limit the impact of potential code execution within Foxit Reader processes. 5) Monitor for vendor advisories and apply official patches as soon as they become available. 6) Consider deploying network-level protections such as email filtering and web content scanning to block malicious PDFs before reaching end users. 7) Conduct regular security awareness training focused on phishing and social engineering tactics that could deliver malicious PDFs. 8) Implement strict privilege management to reduce the impact of code execution under user accounts. These steps go beyond generic advice by emphasizing user education, layered defenses, and proactive monitoring tailored to this vulnerability's exploitation vector.

Description

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm 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 Acroforms. 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-22706.

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