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CVE-2018-17628

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-17628 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297 and PhantomPDF. The flaw stems from insufficient validation in the XFA setInterval method, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code within the context of the current process. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.2.0.9297CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.2.0.9297CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0392 is in the 89th 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
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-18-1230
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry