CVE-2019-5031: Foxitsoftware Phantompdf

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader, version 9.4.1.16828. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger an out-of-memory condition which isn't handled properly, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

Affected products

• Foxitsoftware Phantompdf: up to and including 9.4.1.16828
• Foxitsoftware Reader: up to and including 9.4.1.16828

Published 2019-10-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.