CVE-2020-14425
Foxit Reader before 10.0 allows Remote Command Execution via the app.opencPDFWebPage JavsScript...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-14425- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-14425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6564 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-6564- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9f4c-vrch-393x No score
Foxit Reader before 10.0 allows Remote Command Execution via the app.opencPDFWebPage JavsScript...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9f4c-vrch-393x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Foxit Reader 9.7.1 - Remote Command Execution (Javascript API) | 2020-11-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-14425 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published November 2, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.