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CVE-2018-9962

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-9962 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 and Foxit PhantomPDF. It stems from improper validation of an object's existence during the parsing of an Annotation's author attribute, allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity but requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0274 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

foxitsoftware.com / support/security-bulletins.php
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-18-346
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry