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CVE-2026-91798

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater Privilege Escalation

CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGHCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown
Original advisory

cve-program · CVE-2026-91798

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A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the update daemon of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to an insecure permission configuration that allows the configuration file to be modified by regular users, which may lead to arbitrary script execution with higher privileges.

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CVE-2026-91798 · CVE overview and exploitation status

cve-program · CVE-2026-91798

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