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Case File

CVE-2018-3942

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 3.16% Public Exploit

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

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
exploit arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2018-3942
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.16%
Java

Original Filing — 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, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.