HIGH
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Foxit Reader before 5.0.2.0718 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll, dwrite.dll, or msdrm.dll in the current working directory
Published Sep 27, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.08%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Foxit Reader before 5.0.2.0718 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll, dwrite.dll, or msdrm.dll in the current working directory.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 5.0
- 2.0
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 3.0
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.3.1
- 4.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.2
- 4.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.08% 0.01083
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01083
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01083) | 63.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01074) | 60.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 28, 2025 | 7.41% (0.07412) | 91.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.96% (0.08963) | 91.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.06% (0.22064) | 93.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.96% (0.08963) | 91.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 35.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 39.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- http://www.solutionary.com/index/SERT/Vuln-Disclosures/Foxit-Reader.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.solutionary.com/index/SERT/Vuln-Disclosures/Foxit-Reader.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 27, 2011
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Sep 23, 2011
Link CVE-2011-3691
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a