CVE-2020-15638: Foxitsoftware Phantompdf

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 6.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.2.29539. 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 NodeProperties::InferReceiverMapsUnsafe method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-10950.

Affected products

• Foxitsoftware Phantompdf: up to and including 10.0.0.35798
• Foxitsoftware Reader: up to and including 10.0.0.35798

Published 2020-08-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.