CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.6
Published Jun 4, 2020
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.81%
Description
An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.6. It allows arbitrary application execution via an embedded executable file in a PDF portfolio, aka FG-VD-18-029.
Affected products
No data.
- < 8.3.6
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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.81% 0.01807
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01807
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01807) | 77.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01807) | 75.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 74.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 74.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 71.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 68.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 53.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 51.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 49.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 28.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 20.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 19.82th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 49.19th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 4, 2020
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 4, 2020
Link CVE-2018-21244
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a