Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2024-05-28T13:52:58.113Z

Last Modified :

2025-02-13T17:47:36.385Z

Source :

talos
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-29072 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Foxit
  • Pdf Editor
  • Pdf Reader
Foxitsoftware
  • Foxit Reader
Microsoft
  • Windows
REFERENCES

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