CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-33240

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor on Windows allow Local Privilege Escalation when installed to a non-default directory due to unprivileged users having access to an executable file of a system service.

Risk Assessment

Local Privilege Escalation can lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to version 12.1.2 or newer to mitigate this vulnerability. Consider installing the software in the default directory as well.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Foxit PDF Reader (12.1.1.15289 and earlier) and Foxit PDF Editor (12.1.1.15289 and all previous 12.x versions, 11.2.5.53785 and all previous 11.x versions, and 10.1.11.37866 and earlier) on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation when installed to a non-default directory because unprivileged users have access to an executable file of a system service. This is fixed in 12.1.2.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS