Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-12-19T01:51:22.461Z

Last Modified :

2025-12-19T14:53:45.343Z

Source :

Foxit
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-13941 vulnerability.

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

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URL Resource
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html cve-icon cve-icon
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