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An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference via a crafted PDF document.

CVE-2020-26536 · published 6 years ago
Summary

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference via a crafted PDF document.

What to do
  • Update foxitsoftware foxit_reader to version 10.1 or later.
  • Update foxitsoftware phantompdf to version 10.1 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
foxitsoftware foxit_reader < 10.1
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foxitsoftware phantompdf < 10.1
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference via a crafted PDF document.
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference via a crafted PDF document.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
5.5 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
Timeline
Published2 Oct 2020
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-26536 · NVD
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