TI-2018-15203 Aliases CVE-2018-21241 GHSA-4wmx-mwvq-jx57

An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.6.

LOW 35CWE-426Published 2020-06-04 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.6. It has an untrusted search path that allows a DLL to execute remote code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00791 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf::::::::	before 8.3.6	Vulnerable	Foxitsoftware

cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.3.6 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-21241
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4wmx-mwvq-jx57

References

Advisory 1

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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

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Sources

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