Description
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe in the current working directory.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader
< 10.1
foxitsoftware/phantompdf
< 10.1
Published
Oct 02, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026