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CVE-2025-13941

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2025-12-19 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft WindowsFoxit Pdf ReaderFoxit Pdf Editor

Weakness Type

CWE-732

References