CVE-2018-17690 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit PhantomPDF 9.2.0.9297 and Foxit Reader on Windows. It stems from improper handling of the 'rect' property of a Link object, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code within the current process context. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though user interaction (opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page) is required. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 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.