CVE-2018-17696 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions 9.2.0.9297 on Windows. The flaw stems from improper validation of object existence, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the current process. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) for successful exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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
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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.