CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 10.0 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the file taskkill.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe in the current working directory.
The weakness was released 10/02/2020. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-26538 since 10/02/2020. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading to version 10.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 162218, 162217, 162215 and 162214.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Reader/PhantomPDF 10.1
Timeline
10/02/2020 🔍10/02/2020 🔍
10/02/2020 🔍
11/15/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: foxitsoftware.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-26538 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 10/02/2020 14:14Updated: 11/15/2020 18:03
Changes: 10/02/2020 14:14 (37), 10/02/2020 14:19 (4), 11/14/2020 09:38 (5), 11/15/2020 18:03 (14)
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