CVE-2025-13941
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installation, incorrect file system permissions are assigned to resources used by the update service. A local attacker with low privileges could modify or replace these resources, which are later executed by the service, resulting in execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Published:Dec 19, 2025
Last Modified:Dec 23, 2025
EPS:Dec 19, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00011
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Foxit
Product
Pdf Editor
Foxit
Pdf Editor
Vendor
Foxit
Product
Pdf Reader
Foxit
Pdf Reader
Vendor
Foxit
Product
Reader
Foxit
Reader
Vendor
Foxitsoftware
Product
Foxit Pdf Editor
Foxitsoftware
Foxit Pdf Editor
Vendor
Foxitsoftware
Product
Pdf Reader
Foxitsoftware
Pdf Reader
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Microsoft
Windows
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
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
