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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-20830 · published 4 June 2020

CVE-2019-20830: Foxitsoftware phantompdf out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Foxitsoftware · Phantompdf

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.6. It has an out-of-bounds write when Internet Explorer is used.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.7% · top 23.5% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.6. It has an out-of-bounds write when Internet Explorer is used.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-20830), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.