High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 15, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-32488

Description

In Foxit PDF Reader and Editor before 2024.1, Local Privilege Escalation could occur during update checks because weak permissions on the update-service folder allow attackers to place crafted DLL files there.

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Affected products

Foxitsoftware/PDF Editor
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.1.12.37872
Foxitsoftware/PDF Reader
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2023.3.0.23028
Foxit/PDF Reader and Editordescription
Foxitsoftware/PDF Reader and Editorllm-create
Range: <2024.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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