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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-45979

CVE-2021-45979

Description

Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before 11.1 on macOS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via app.launchURL in the JavaScript API.

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Affected products

5

Foxitsoftware/PDF Editor2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <11.1
- (no CPE)range: <11.1
Foxitsoftware/PDF Reader2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <11.1
- (no CPE)range: <11.1
Foxit/PDF Reader and PDF Editordescription

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

github.com/dlehgus1023/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2021-45979nvdThird Party Advisory
www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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