CVE-2010-1239

Exp

Foxit Reader before 3.2.1.0401 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary local programs via a certain "/Type /Action /S /Launch" sequence, and (2) execute arbitrary programs embedded in a PDF document via an unspecified "/Launch /Action" sequence, a related issue to CVE-2009-0836.

Published: 2010-04-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1239 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.00%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.60% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-1239

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
11987 exploit_db edb 2010-03-31 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1239

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-12 2.40% 5.00% +2.60%
2 2025-08-27 1.83% 2.40% +0.56%
3 2025-06-29 1.83%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1239

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1239

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1239

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
foxitsoftware foxit_reader <= 3.2.0.0303 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foxitsoftware foxit_reader 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foxitsoftware foxit_reader 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foxitsoftware foxit_reader 3.1.0.0824 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.0.0824:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foxitsoftware foxit_reader 3.1.1.0901 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.1.0901:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foxitsoftware foxit_reader 3.1.1.0928 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.1.0928:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foxitsoftware foxit_reader 3.1.3.1030 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.3.1030:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1239

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