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    CVE-2024-29072

    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.

    Published:May 28, 2024
    Last Modified:Aug 22, 2025
    EPS:May 28, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00063
    CVSS Score:8.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Foxit
    Product
    Pdf Editor
    Vendor
    Foxit
    Product
    Pdf Reader
    Vendor
    Foxitsoftware
    Product
    Foxit Reader
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High