CVE-2026-57239 (GCVE-0-2026-57239)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 07:36 – Updated: 2026-07-08 07:36
VLAI
Title
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
The user-controllable executable files will be directly executed by high-privilege processes, allowing low-privilege users to have the opportunity to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
CWE
  • Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE‑427)
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Affected: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
Affected: Versions 14.0.4 and earlier
Affected: Versions 13.2.4 and earlier
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Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Affected: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
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Credits
Luke Paris (@Paradoxis)
Show details on NVD website

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