VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-14442
Foxit Reader before 9.2 and PhantomPDF before 9.2 have a Use-After-Free that leads to Remote Code Execution, aka V-88f4smlocs.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.74%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Foxit Reader before 9.2 and PhantomPDF before 9.2 have a Use-After-Free that leads to Remote Code Execution, aka V-88f4smlocs.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.74% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/foxit reader · foxitsoftware/phantompdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.