Tracker / CVE-2024-29072
CVE-2024-29072
High 8.2
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.
Affected products and versions
| foxit | pdf_editor · … → 11.2.9.53938 |
|---|---|
| foxit | pdf_editor · 12.0.0 → 12.1.6.15509 |
| foxit | pdf_editor · 13.0.0 → 13.1.1.22432 |
| foxit | pdf_editor · 2023.1.0.15510 → 2023.3.0.23028 |
| foxit | pdf_editor · 2024.1.0.23997 → 2024.2.1.25153 |
| foxit | pdf_reader · … → 2024.2.1.25153 |
Analysis
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