What is CVE-2018-19418?

CVE-2018-19418 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Pdf Activex, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-19418?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Foxitsoftware Pdf Activex

CVE-2018-19418

Foxit PDF ActiveX before 5.5.1 allows remote code execution via command injection because of the lack of a security permission control.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2021-01-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.080 (94.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.080 · newest: 0.080 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

vimeo.com/302125302 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19418?: CVE-2018-19418 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Pdf Activex, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-19418?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.