CVE-2026-91803
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 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.
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 Reader | Versions 2026.2 and earlier | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-427: CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
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