Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the updater of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to unsafe loading of dynamic-link libraries from a user-writable directory during high-privilege operations. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute code with elevated privileges.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Editor | Versions 2026.2 and earlier; Versions 14.0.7 and earlier |
| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Reader | Versions 2026.2 and earlier |
References
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 8, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed