An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. There is an Opt object use-after-free related to Field::ClearItems and Field::DeleteOptions, during AcroForm JavaScript execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02394 84th 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:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 10.1 | Vulnerable | Foxitsoftware |
| cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 10.1 | Vulnerable | Foxitsoftware |
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.1 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.1 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26534
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8pv-fqp3-jvx4
References
More Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10635 Use after free in Foxit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-10626 Use after free in Foxit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-21064 An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in the Javascript exportDataObject API of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-19948 Use after free in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-18045 An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in the Javascript exportDataObject API of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07063 Use after free in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-26534 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-26534 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8pv-fqp3-jvx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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