CVE-2026-91798 (GCVE-0-2026-91798)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 07:50 – Updated: 2026-09-23 14:40
VLAI
Title
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater Privilege Escalation
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-23 14:40 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
Foxit CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 70/100 over 69 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Affected: Versions 2026.2 and earlier
Affected: Versions 14.0.7 and earlier
Affected: Versions 13.2.6 and earlier
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Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Affected: Versions 2026.2 and earlier
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Credits
Dominic Musgrave
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