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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2009-0836 in the critical feed json

Foxit Reader 2.3 before Build 3902 and 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, does not require user confirmation before performing…

published 2009-03-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0833

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
42.9%
EPSS 42.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/pdf/foxit/authbypass)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

42.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.