7.8

CVE-2020-17415: foxit phantompdf

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
Published 13-10-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-17415 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in foxit phantompdf. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 10.0.0.35798. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the configuration files used by the Foxit PhantomPDF Update Service. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on a resource used by the service. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11308.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.06% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.06%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Foxitsoftware2 products
Foxit1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links