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CVE-2018-14273

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-14273 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 and PhantomPDF. This flaw, specifically within the removeTemplate method, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging a type confusion condition triggered via malicious JavaScript. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), exploitation requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.1.0.5096CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.1.0.5096CPE 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
2.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0277 is in the 84th 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-18-733
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry