Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2025-13941

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.

  • Published: Dec 19, 2025
  • Updated: Dec 20, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2025-13941
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
foxit / pdf_editor - 13.2.1.23955.x
foxit / pdf_editor 14.0.0.33046 14.0.1.33197.x
foxit / pdf_editor 2023.1.0.15510 2023.3.0.23028.x
foxit / pdf_editor 2024.1.0.23997 2024.4.1.27687.x
foxit / pdf_editor 2025.1.0.27937 2025.2.1.33197.x
foxit / pdf_reader - 2025.2.1.33197.x