CVE-2011-10030Public exploit

Code execution via unrestricted JavaScript file creation

Published Aug 20, 2025 · Updated May 15, 2026

Arbitrary file write in Foxit PDF Reader before 4.3.1.0218 allows attackers to place controlled files via a crafted PDF. The exposed JavaScript API function createDataObject() accepts a document-supplied path and content and creates the requested file without confining it to a safe location. Exploitation requires a user to open the PDF; writing to privileged startup folders requires corresponding rights and can execute planted code at reboot or logon.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Arbitrary file write in Foxit PDF Reader before 4.3.1.0218 allows attackers to place controlled files via a crafted PDF. The exposed JavaScript API function createDataObject() accepts a document-supplied path and content and creates the requested file without confining it to a safe location. Exploitation requires a user to open the PDF; writing to privileged startup folders requires corresponding rights and can execute planted code at reboot or logon.

The record

CVE
CVE-2011-10030
Published
Aug 20, 2025
Updated
May 15, 2026
Vendor
Foxit Software
Product
Foxit PDF Reader
Classifications
CWE-73, CAPEC-126, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.3.1.0218

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Foxit Software · Foxit PDF Readerversion=0 <4.3.1.0218

Published CVSS scores

8.4VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CAPEC-126Path Traversal
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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