Disclosure summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the updater of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to unsafe loading of dynamic-link libraries from a user-writable directory during high-privilege operations. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute code with elevated privileges.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-427
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-91803
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| foxit | pdf_editor | * {"versionStartIncluding":"2026.1.0.36452","versionEndIncluding":"2026.2.0.39747"} |
| foxit | pdf_reader | * {"versionEndIncluding":"2026.2.0.39747"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- www.foxit.com — Vendor Advisory
PUBLISHED 2026-09-23T04:17:12-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T10:05:19-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:25:12-04:00