CVE-2018-14286 is a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 and PhantomPDF on Windows. It stems from improper validation of user-supplied data within the mailDoc function, leading to a type confusion condition. Exploitation requires user interaction, typically by opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page, allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. While rated 8.8 CVSS, there is no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.