CVE-2026-57239
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Foxit Pdf Editor ≤ 13.2.4.24048
- Foxit Pdf Editor ≤ 14.0.4.33508
- Foxit Pdf Editor ≤ 2023.3.0.23028
- Foxit Pdf Editor ≤ 2024.4.1.27687
- Foxit Pdf Editor ≤ 2025.3.0.35737
- Foxit Pdf Editor ≤ 2026.1.1.36485
- Foxit Pdf Reader ≤ 2026.1.1.36485
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.2
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
