TI-2019-12792 Aliases CVE-2019-17141 GHSA-23wp-pqh4-8w8f

Use after free in Foxit PhantomPDF

MEDIUM 46CWE-416Published 2019-10-25 · Updated 2024-08-05

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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114. 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 script within a Calculate action of a text field. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9044.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05186 92nd 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
Foxit	PhantomPDF	9.6.0.25114	—	No fix listed	CNA

PhantomPDF VendorFoxit Affected 9.6.0.25114 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:9.6.0.25114:::::::*	9.6.0.25114	Vulnerable	Foxitsoftware

cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:9.6.0.25114:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6.0.25114 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17141
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23wp-pqh4-8w8f

References

Patch 1

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

Advisory 1

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-911/

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Sources

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