Foxit PDF Editor/PDF Reader Executable privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Reader. Affected is an unknown function of the component Executable. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-57239. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Reader (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Executable. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The user-controllable executable files will be directly executed by high-privilege processes, allowing low-privilege users to have the opportunity to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

The advisory is shared at foxit.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-57239 since 06/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/24/2026 CVE reserved
07/08/2026 +14 days Advisory disclosed
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxit.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-57239 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-57239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376793

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2026 10:46
Changes: 07/08/2026 10:46 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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