CVE-2026-57239 json
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Local Privilege Escalation
published 4mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-42184
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor
- Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
foxit.com
/support/security-bulletins.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-57239
- NVD CVE-2026-57239
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