CVE-2025-13941HIGH 8.8EPSS p5.9%
CVE-2025-13941CVE-2025-13941
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installation, incorrect file system permissions are assigned to resources used by the update service. A local attacker with low privileges could modify or replace these resources, which are later executed by the service, resulting in execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.16% probability of exploitation · percentile 5.9% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2025-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2025-12-23 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resourcecwe-732 | 0% | live |
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