CVE-2026-91798
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the update daemon of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to an insecure permission configuration that allows the configuration file to be modified by regular users, which may lead to arbitrary script execution with higher privileges.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Editor | Versions 2026.2 and earlier | affected |
| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Editor | Versions 14.0.7 and earlier | affected |
| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Editor | Versions 13.2.6 and earlier | affected |
| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Reader | Versions 2026.2 and earlier | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-732: CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
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