CVE-2024-27323
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-04-01 21:48
Modified
2024-08-02 00:34
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
PDF-XChange Editor Updater Improper Certificate Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
References
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-198/
Impacted products
PDF-XChangePDF-XChange Editor
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