Is CVE-2021-38568 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2021-38568 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2021-38568 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2021-38568 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-38568?

CVE-2021-38568 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2021-38568

CWE-787Published: August 11, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows memory corruption during conversion of a PDF document to a different document format.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2021-38568 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.