CVE-2024-9244

Summary

CVE-2024-9244 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Foxit PDF Reader Update Service. This issue arises due to incorrect permission assignments on a resource utilized by the service. An attacker must initially gain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability. By leveraging this flaw, they can escalate privileges and run code with SYSTEM-level access. This vulnerability, originally identified as ZDI-CAN-23933, poses a significant risk for affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader.

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