What is CVE-2018-21241?

CVE-2018-21241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2018-21241?

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

Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf

CVE-2018-21241

An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.6. It has an untrusted search path that allows a DLL to execute remote code.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21241?: CVE-2018-21241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-21241?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.