PT-2020-16446 · Foxit · Foxit Reader+1

Published 2020-10-02 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-26538

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader versions prior to 10.1 PhantomPDF versions prior to 10.1

Description An issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe in the current working directory.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader versions prior to 10.1, update to version 10.1 or later. For PhantomPDF versions prior to 10.1, update to version 10.1 or later.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-26538

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

Phantompdf

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26538 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26538 · Vendor Advisory
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/15007 · Telegram Post