CVE-2024-29072CWE-295

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138

High · published May 28, 2024

CVSS v3.1
8.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00464 · 39.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate Validation
Published
2024-05-28T13:52Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 13:52Z
    A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138
    cvelistv5