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CVE-2018-17629

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-17629 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.1.0.5096 and PhantomPDF, stemming from improper validation of template objects. It carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk where an attacker can execute arbitrary code with user interaction, such as opening a malicious file. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

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-18-1160
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry