CVE-2020-10893 is a critical vulnerability affecting Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511 and Foxit Reader, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied data within embedded U3D objects in PDFs, leading to a write past the end of an allocated structure. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), exploitation requires user interaction, typically opening a malicious file, and can result in full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.7.1.29511CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.7.1.29511CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.