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CVE-2018-10489

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10489 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions 9.0.0.29935 and earlier. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied data within U3D Clod Progressive Mesh Declaration structures, leading to a write past the end of an allocated structure. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file, but allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0274 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

foxitsoftware.com / support/security-bulletins.php
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-18-399
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry