Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2023· Updated Jan 21, 2025
CVE-2023-33240
CVE-2023-33240
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.
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Affected products
3(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <=12.1.1.15289
- Range: <=12.1.1.15289, 11.x <=11.2.5.53785, 10.x <=10.1.11.37866
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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