CVE-2020-14425
Foxit Reader before 10.0 allows Remote Command Execution via the app.opencPDFWebPage JavsScript API.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Foxit Reader before 10.0 allows Remote Command Execution via the app.opencPDFWebPage JavsScript API. An attacker can execute local files and bypass the security dialog.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 31.29% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 November 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/foxit reader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 31.3% on 11 October 2026 to 31.3% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159784/Foxit-Reader-9.7.1-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48982Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159784/Foxit-Reader-9.7.1-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48982Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 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.