🛡️ CVE-2024-9245
🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-732 NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the configuration files used by the Foxit Reader Update Service. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on a resource used by the service. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23966.

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-732
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-11-22
Updated 2026-06-02
Modified 2024-11-29
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
pdf-editor 2024.0 2024.2.3.25184
pdf-reader 2024.2.3.25184

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