CVE-2019-5145

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit PDF Reader, version 9.7.0.29435. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, 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

Foxit PhantomPDF: through 9.7.0.29435
Foxit Reader: through 9.7.0.29435

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0934
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0934

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