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CVE-2020-28203

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF 10.1.0.37527 and earlier. There is a null pointer access/dereference while opening a crafted PDF file, leading the application to crash (denial of service).

Affected products

• Foxit Reader: before 10.1.0.37527 — fixed in 10.1.0.37527
• Foxit PhantomPDF: before 10.1.0.37527 — fixed in 10.1.0.37527

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Foxit Reader 10.1.0.37527; Foxit PhantomPDF 10.1.0.37527. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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