Untrusted search path in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2020-26538
Published: September 30, 2020 / Updated: October 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47162
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26538
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists during application installation, as the installer file searches for taskkill.exe in the current working directory. A remote attacker can trick the victim to launch the installer file from a remote SMB share and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2020-26538
Install updates from vendor's website.
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - update to 10.1.0.37527
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - update to 10.1
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - update to 10.1