This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of specially crafted pdf files with embedded u3d images. Crafted data in the PDF file can trigger an overflow of a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-5676 and CVE-2018-5678.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.0.1.1049 | Vulnerable | Foxitsoftware |
| cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.0.1.1049 | Vulnerable | Foxitsoftware |
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.1.1049 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.1.1049 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5674
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2gr-9m2j-p273
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
- 2026-11-02 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Foxitsoftware Phantompdf vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07063 Use after free in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-02892 Use after free in Foxit CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07053 Information disclosure in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-02924 Out-of-bounds read in Foxit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2020-07098 Integer overflow in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-07110 Use after free in Foxit PhantomPDF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-5674 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5674 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2gr-9m2j-p273 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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