An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.7.2.
Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.7.2. It allows resource consumption via long strings in the content stream.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01569 75th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.7.2 | Vulnerable | Foxitsoftware |
| cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.7.2 | Vulnerable | Foxitsoftware |
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.7.2 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.7.2 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13809
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmqg-gwr5-mp9c
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-2020-13809 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13809 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hmqg-gwr5-mp9c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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