CVE-2018-21241 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Foxit PhantomPDF versions prior to 8.3.6, allowing for remote code execution via a malicious DLL. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, but leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is very low and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is currently no public exploit intelligence, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.