VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-26538
It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe in the current working directory.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe in the current working directory.
- 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
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/foxit reader · foxitsoftware/phantompdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.