CVE-2020-8846 is a critical vulnerability affecting Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114 and Foxit Reader, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of text field objects, leading to a use-after-free condition. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), exploitation requires user interaction, typically by opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page, and can result in full compromise of the affected process. While no public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) are currently known, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100 indicates significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.