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    CVE-2020-26538

    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.

    Published:Oct 2, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 2, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00012
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Foxitsoftware
    Product
    Foxit Reader
    Vendor
    Foxitsoftware
    Product
    Phantompdf

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High