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CVE-2018-3940

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 2.11% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-10-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2018-3940
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
2.11%
Java

Original NVD Description

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9.1.0.5096. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger.