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CVE-2025-13941

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installat

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00015
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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Affected Products & Versions

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foxit pdf editor<= 13.2.1.23955
foxit pdf editor>= 14.0.0.33046 and <= 14.0.1.33197
foxit pdf editor>= 2023.1.0.15510 and <= 2023.3.0.23028
foxit pdf editor>= 2024.1.0.23997 and <= 2024.4.1.27687
foxit pdf editor>= 2025.1.0.27937 and <= 2025.2.1.33197
foxit pdf reader<= 2025.2.1.33197
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · 14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Dec 2025 · 02:16 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

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https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlVendor Advisory
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