CVE-2026-91798

Published: Sep 23, 2026Modified: Sep 23, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 6.0

Source: 14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2 (Secondary)

Description

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (1)

https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

Source: 14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2

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