CVE-2026-57239 PUBLISHED

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Local Privilege Escalation

Assigner: Foxit
Reserved: 24.06.2026 Published: 08.07.2026 Updated: 08.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 8.2

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Foxit Software Inc.
Product	Foxit PDF Editor
Versions	Default: unaffected Version Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier is affected Version Versions 14.0.4 and earlier is affected Version Versions 13.2.4 and earlier is affected

Vendor	Foxit Software Inc.
Product	Foxit PDF Reader
Versions	Default: unaffected Version Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier is affected

Credits

Luke Paris (@Paradoxis) finder

References

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

Problem Types

Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE‑427)

Impacts

Local Privilege Escalation