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CVE-2020-8845

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-8845 is a high-severity arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114. This flaw, stemming from improper validation of object existence during watermark handling in AcroForms, allows remote attackers to execute code in the context of the current process. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page. While the CVSS score is 7.8 (High), there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.7.0.29478CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.7.0.29455CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
19.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1946 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

foxitsoftware.com / support/security-bulletins.php
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-20-201
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry