CVE-2026-3780
HIGHFoxit PDF Editor/Reader Installer Uncontrolled Search Path Privilege Escalation
Title source: cnaDescription
The application's installer runs with elevated privileges but resolves system executables and DLLs using untrusted search paths that can include user-writable directories, allowing a local attacker to place malicious binaries with the same names and have them loaded or executed instead of the legitimate system files, resulting in local privilege escalation.
References (1)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-426
Status
published
Products (3)
Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor
Versions 14.0.2 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor
Versions 2025.3 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Reader
Versions 2025.3 and earlier
Published
Apr 01, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 01, 2026