CVE-2024-30366

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2024 at 04:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPDF ReaderPDF Editor· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

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-23002.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.1.12.37872v < 11.1.6.010911.0.0.49893 ≤ v < 11.2.8.5384212.0.0.0601 ≤ v < 12.1.2.5536612.0.0.12394 ≤ v < 12.1.4.1540013.0.0.21632 ≤ v < 13.0.1.2169313.0.0.61829 ≤ v < 13.0.1.618662023.1.0.15510 ≤ v < 2023.3.0.230282023.1.0.55583 ≤ v < 2023.3.0.63083
Affected range stops below 10.1.12.37872, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.1.6.0109, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.2.8.53842, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.1.2.55366, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.1.4.15400, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.0.1.21693, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.0.1.61866, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2023.3.0.23028, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2023.3.0.63083, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 2023.3.0.23028v < 2023.3.0.23028v < 2023.3.0.630832023.3.0.23028
Affected range stops below 2023.3.0.23028, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2023.3.0.63083, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHzdi
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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