What is CVE-2018-19451?

CVE-2018-19451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-19451?

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

Is CVE-2018-19451 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex

CVE-2018-19451

A command injection can occur for specially crafted PDF files in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031 when using the Open File action on a Field. An attacker can leverage this to gain remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2019-06-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/108692 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19451?: CVE-2018-19451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-19451?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19451 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.