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CVE-2018-5680

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5680 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. It stems from improper validation of user-supplied data in specially crafted PDF files with embedded U3D images, leading to a read past the end of an allocated object. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction, typically opening a malicious file, and could result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE 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
3.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0337 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 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

srcincite.io / advisories/src-2018-0016
Third Party Advisory
foxitsoftware.com / support/security-bulletins.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104300
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry