CVE-2020-26539

CRITICAL

Foxit Reader & PhantomPDF <10.1 - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. When there is a multiple interpretation error for /V (in the Additional Action and Field dictionaries), a use-after-free can occur with resultant remote code execution (or an information leak).

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0283
EPSS Percentile 86.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader < 10.1
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 10.1
Published Oct 02, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026