High severity · published May 19, 2023
CVE-2023-33240
Foxit PDF Reader (12.1.1.15289 and earlier) and Foxit PDF Editor (12.1.1.15289 and all previous 12.x versions, 11.2.5.53785 and all previous 11.x versions, and 10.1.11.37866 and…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Foxit PDF Reader (12.1.1.15289 and earlier) and Foxit PDF Editor (12.1.1.15289 and all previous 12.x versions, 11.2.5.53785 and all previous 11.x versions, and 10.1.11.37866 and earlier) on Windows allows Local Privilege Escalation when installed to a non-default directory because unprivileged users have access to an executable file of a system service. This is fixed in 12.1.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Pdf Editor · Foxit
through 10.1.11.37866; 11.0.0 through 11.2.5.53785; 12.0.0 through 12.1.1.15289 · source: NVD
PR
Pdf Reader · Foxit
through 12.1.1.15289 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33240
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33240
Vendor Advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
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