CVE-2024-12753
CVSS 3.0 Score 6.7 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 30, 2024
CWE ID 59
Summary
CVE-2024-12753 is a newly disclosed local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Foxit PDF Reader. Attackers can exploit this issue by abusing the installer process to create arbitrary files, allowing them to escalate privileges and execute code with SYSTEM level access. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must first gain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system. This flaw was discovered as ZDI-CAN-25408 by the Zero Day Initiative.
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Affected Vendors
- Foxit Software Inc.