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Foxit HTML-to-PDF CVE-2026-111418

| EUVDEUVD-2026-112696 HIGH
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2026-10-29 Foxit GHSA-jf69-hhpp-fqgp
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Foxit
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Access public HTML-to-PDF conversion endpoint
  2. Exploit
    Submit crafted ZIP input bypassing internal-IP filter
  3. Execution
    Server issues attacker-directed internal requests
  4. Impact
    Enumerate internal network resources

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires interacting with Foxit's hosted HTML-to-PDF conversion service specifically via its ZIP-formatted input support, which is the exact feature that bypasses the service's restriction on requests to internal IP addresses - plain non-ZIP input is restricted. Per the supplied CVSS vector (PR:N/UI:N) the request is remote, unauthenticated and needs no victim interaction. Limiting factors: the flaw lives only on Foxit's server-side SaaS (foxit.com), so it is not exploitable in any customer-deployed product; the described impact is confined to discovery/enumeration of internal resources (C:H, I:N, A:N - no write or disruption); and the EUVD record indicates it was fixed server-side before 2026-10-29, closing the window for any party other than Foxit's own infrastructure.

Impact

The input signals are mixed and, taken together, point to a LOW operational priority for virtually every third party despite the 7.5 CVSS. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:N/A:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated information-disclosure flaw, which on its face looks serious. However, the affected 'product' is Foxit's own hosted HTML-to-PDF conversion service on foxit.com - a single server-side SaaS endpoint, not software that customers deploy - and the EUVD data states it was fixed server-side ('foxit.com before 2026-10-29'), i.e. the vendor remediated it on their own infrastructure as of today's date. There is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS score was supplied, and no confirmed proof-of-concept or working exploit code is present (the sole reference is Foxit's security-bulletins index page, not an exploit). The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', which is a routine-priority signal, NOT act_now or emergency. Net: this is a real SSRF (CWE-918) but the exposure is confined to Foxit's hosted service and the fix is already applied upstream; for organizations that merely use Foxit products there is no self-hosted component to patch and no end-user action. Treat as informational unless you operate or integrate directly with the foxit.com conversion service.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker submits a ZIP-formatted payload to Foxit's public HTML-to-PDF conversion service; because ZIP input bypasses the service's filtering on internal IP addresses, the server is coerced into issuing requests to internal, non-routable addresses on Foxit's behalf, revealing which internal hosts and services respond. Exploitation is remote and, per the supplied CVSS vector (PR:N), does not require authentication, with low attack complexity. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis - the only reference is the vendor security-bulletin page.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 29, 2026

Server-side request forgery in Foxit's hosted HTML-to-PDF conversion service (foxit.com) lets remote, unauthenticated attackers bypass the service's restriction on requests to internal IP addresses by supplying ZIP-formatted input, allowing enumeration and discovery of internal network resources. The exposure is confined to Foxit's own SaaS infrastructure: the flaw does not ship in any customer-deployed product, permits no writes or disruption (the assessed vector is C:L/I:N/A:N with a scope change), and per the EUVD record was remediated server-side before 2026-10-29. No confirmed public exploit code and no CISA KEV entry were identified at time of analysis, and the vuln.today decision label is 'this_week'.

RemediationAI

No customer-side patch applies: the vulnerable code runs only in Foxit's hosted conversion service, and the EUVD record indicates the issue was fixed server-side before 2026-10-29, so the exposure window is closed by the vendor rather than by anything a third party installs. Confirm the current status against Foxit's security bulletins at https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html, and if your workflows submit documents to that service, re-test the ZIP-input path against the live endpoint to verify the internal-IP restriction now holds for archive submissions as well as plain ones. Organizations that cannot rely on the vendor's fix timing should stop sending untrusted, third-party-supplied archives to the conversion service until they have verified the behavior themselves, at the cost of losing batch/archive conversion for those inputs; there is no customer-configurable filter documented in the available sources that reproduces the server-side restriction.

Affected VersionsENISA

foxit.com before 2026-10-29

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) is the root-cause class: a server-side component accepts a user-influenced destination and fetches it without validating where the request actually lands, so a crafted submission can make Foxit's backend reach hosts the requester cannot address directly. Here the affected component is specifically the ZIP-formatted input path of the hosted HTML-to-PDF conversion service - the description states that ZIP support is what bypasses the internal-IP restriction, while plain non-ZIP input remains restricted; the precise parsing or fetch mechanism by which the archive path evades the filter is not described in the available sources. The CPE identifies the asset as foxit_software_inc.:foxit.com, i.e. the vendor's public web service rather than a distributable library, which is why the assessed vector carries S:C - the impact crosses from the request-processing context into Foxit's internal network. Authentication requirements are unconfirmed from the description alone, but the supplied CVSS vector contains PR:N and UI:N, indicating a remote, unauthenticated request requiring no victim interaction. The original CVSS 7.5 (C:H) was reassessed to C:L because the described outcome is discovery/enumeration of internal resources rather than extraction of sensitive data or any integrity/availability effect.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Foxit) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.8 MEDIUM

Remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity SSRF (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); scope changes as requests reach the internal network beyond the conversion service (S:C), but described impact is only discovery/enumeration so C:L, I:N, A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Foxit).

CVSS VectorVendor: Foxit

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in the Foxit official website’s HTML-to-PDF conversion service. Support for ZIP-formatted input can bypass restrictions on requests to internal IP addresses, potentially allowing discovery of internal network resources.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A server-side request forgery flaw in Foxit's hosted HTML-to-PDF conversion service could have allowed unauthenticated attackers to probe Foxit's internal SaaS network, but the issue was remediated server-side by Foxit and did not affect any customer-deployed product. Leadership should note that no organizational data or systems were exposed, and no action is required beyond confirming that any integrations with Foxit's SaaS are functioning normally.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; however, the vulnerability was remediated server-side before 2026-10-29 and does not affect customer-deployed products.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 62% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
single vendor-hosted SaaS endpoint, not customer-deployed software
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.

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