CVE-2020-14425

Exp

Foxit Reader before 10.0 allows Remote Command Execution via the app.opencPDFWebPage JavsScript API. An attacker can execute local files and bypass the security dialog.

Published: 2020-11-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-14425 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.43%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +19.14% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-14425

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
48982 exploit_db edb 2020-11-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14425

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 20.29% 39.43% +19.14%
2 2026-04-17 19.46% 20.29% +0.83%
3 2026-01-29 — 19.46% —

Full EPSS history (36 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14425

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14425

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14425

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
foxitsoftware foxit_reader >= 9.7.1, < 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14425

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