Vulnerability CVE-2024-29072


Published: 2024-05-28

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-295

(Certificate Issues)

 References:
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989

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