CVE-2025-13941A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service.
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A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installation, incorrect file system permissions are assigned to resources used by the update service. A local attacker with low privileges could modify or replace these resources, which are later executed by the service, resulting in execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-732
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
foxit pdf_editor foxit:pdf_editor | through 13.2.1.23955; from 14.0.0.33046 through 14.0.1.33197; from 2023.1.0.15510 through 2023.3.0.23028; from 2024.1.0.23997 through 2024.4.1.27687; from 2025.1.0.27937 through 2025.2.1.33197 | NVD |
foxit pdf_reader foxit:pdf_reader | through 2025.2.1.33197 | NVD |
References
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlvendor-advisory
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