CVE-2026-91800Foxit PDF Editor installer local privilege escalation
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A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installer of Foxit PDF Editor for macOS due to insufficient validation of a user-modifiable configuration value during high-privilege upgrades. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)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
- Foxit
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor foxit_software:foxit_pdf_editor (from the name) | Versions 2026.2 and earlier; Versions 14.0.7 and earlier | CNA record |
foxit pdf_editor foxit:pdf_editor | through 13.2.6.63484; from 14.0.0.68868 through 14.0.7.69441; from 2023.1.0.55583 through 2023.3.0.63083; from 2024.1.0.63682 through 2024.4.1.66479; from 2025.1.0.66692 through 2025.3.0.69570; from 2026.1.0.70169 through 2026.2.0.72029 | NVD |
foxit pdf_reader foxit:pdf_reader | through 2026.2.0.72029 | NVD |
References
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlvendor-advisory
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