CVE-2026-57239 (GCVE-0-2026-57239)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-07-08 07:36
Modified
2026-07-09 03:55
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE‑427)
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Version: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
Version: Versions 14.0.4 and earlier
Version: Versions 13.2.4 and earlier
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