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.
References
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https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
22 Aug 2025, 16:03
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Foxit pdf Reader
Foxit pdf Editor Microsoft Microsoft windows Foxit |
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References | () https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
CPE | cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
21 Nov 2024, 09:07
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References | () https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 - | |
References | () https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 - |
10 Jun 2024, 18:15
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28 May 2024, 14:15
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Information
Published : 2024-05-28 14:15
Updated : 2025-08-22 16:03
NVD link : CVE-2024-29072
Mitre link : CVE-2024-29072
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-29072
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Products Affected
microsoft
- windows
foxit
- pdf_editor
- pdf_reader
CWE
CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation