CVE-2018-9952: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of XFA Button elements. When setting the formattedValue attribute, the process does not properly validate the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5527.

Affected products

• Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader: up to and including 9.0.1.1049
• Foxitsoftware Phantompdf: up to and including 9.0.1.1049

Published 2018-05-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.