VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-29072

CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-05-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • talos-cna@cisco.com: CWE-295

Primary references