CVE-2019-20837
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.5. It allows signature validation...
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.5. It allows signature validation bypass via a modified file or a file with non-standard signatures.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.5. It allows signature validation bypass via a modified file or a file with non-standard signatures.
- Record
CVE-2019-20837- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.5. It allows signature validation bypass via a modified file or a file with non-standard signatures.
- Record
CVE-2019-20837- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-11374 No score
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.5. It allows signature validation bypass via a modified file or a file with non-standard signatures.
- Record
EUVD-2019-11374- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rw5-6f53-767h No score
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.5. It allows signature validation...
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.5. It allows signature validation bypass via a modified file or a file with non-standard signatures.
- Record
GHSA-7rw5-6f53-767h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-20837 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, published June 4, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.