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CVE-2024-29072: A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. The vulnerability occurs due to improper certification validation...
8.2
CVSS
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. The vulnerability occurs due to improper certification validation of the updater executable before executing it. A low privilege user can trigger the update action which can result in unexpected elevation of privilege.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-29072
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.2
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
Vendor: Foxit
Product: Foxit Reader
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 11.98% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989