High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-13941
CVE-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.
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Affected products
5- Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Readerv5Range: Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier
- Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editorv5Range: Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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