Description
Foxit PDF Reader (12.1.1.15289 and earlier) and Foxit PDF Editor (12.1.1.15289 and all previous 12.x versions, 11.2.5.53785 and all previous 11.x versions, and 10.1.11.37866 and earlier) on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation when installed to a non-default directory because unprivileged users have access to an executable file of a system service. This is fixed in 12.1.2.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
15.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-276
Status
published
Products (2)
foxit/pdf_editor
< 10.1.11.37866
foxit/pdf_reader
< 12.1.1.15289
Published
May 19, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026