HIGH
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Local Privilege Escalation
Published Jul 8, 2026
8.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.17%
Description
The user-controllable executable files will be directly executed by high-privilege processes, allowing low-privilege users to have the opportunity to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Affected products
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- Version Versions 13.2.4 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Versions 14.0.4 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Versions 2026.1.1 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version Versions 2026.1.1 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Editor | unaffected |
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| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Reader | unaffected |
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AND
OR
- ≤ 13.2.4.24048
- ≥ 14.0.0.33046 · ≤ 14.0.4.33508
- ≥ 2023.1.0.15510 · ≤ 2023.3.0.23028
- ≥ 2024.1.0.23997 · ≤ 2024.4.1.27687
- ≥ 2025.1.0.27937 · ≤ 2025.3.0.35737
- ≥ 2026.1.0.36452 · ≤ 2026.1.1.36485
- ≤ 2026.1.1.36485
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-42184 Advisory
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-42184 | Advisory | |
| https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html | Vendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Foxit
Published Jul 8, 2026
Updated Jul 9, 2026
Reserved Jun 24, 2026
Link CVE-2026-57239
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jul 8, 2026
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2026-42184 Assigner Foxit
Published Jul 8, 2026
Updated Jul 9, 2026
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2026-42184