FKIE_CVE-2024-29072

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-05-28 14:15 - Updated: 2025-08-22 16:03
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. The vulnerability occurs due to improper certification validation of the updater executable before executing it. A low privilege user can trigger the update action which can result in unexpected elevation of privilege.
References
talos-cna@cisco.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989Exploit, Third Party Advisory
talos-cna@cisco.comhttps://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
foxit pdf_editor *
foxit pdf_editor *
foxit pdf_editor *
foxit pdf_editor *
foxit pdf_editor *
foxit pdf_reader *
microsoft windows -
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