CVE-2018-17706 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit PhantomPDF 9.1.5096 on Windows. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied data in fxhtml2pdf, leading to a memory access past the end of a buffer. Successful exploitation, requiring user interaction such as opening a malicious file, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current process. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 8.8) due to its network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, 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: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
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