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CVE-2026-91800

Foxit PDF Editor installer local privilege escalation

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installer of Foxit PDF Editor for macOS due to insufficient validation of a user-modifiable configuration value during high-privilege upgrades. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch das CVE Programm von einer CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) (Unstrukturiert).
HerstellerFoxit Software Inc.
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Produkt Foxit PDF Editor
Default Statusunaffected
Version Versions 2026.2 and earlier
Status affected
Version Versions 14.0.7 and earlier
Status affected
VulnDex Vulnerability Enrichment
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.1% 0.007
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2 8.8 2 6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html