CVE-2024-29072 (GCVE-0-2024-29072)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-05-28 13:52
Modified
2025-02-13 17:47
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit | Foxit Reader |
Version: 2024.2.0.25138 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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