CVE-2025-9330
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Publication date: 2025-09-02

Last updated on: 2025-09-08

Assigner: Zero Day Initiative

Description
Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Foxit Reader Update Service. The product loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-25709.
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Published
2025-09-02
Last Modified
2025-09-08
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-09-03
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 6 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
foxit pdf_editor to 13.1.7.23637 (inc)
foxit pdf_editor From 2023.1.0.15510 (inc) to 2023.3.0.23028 (inc)
foxit pdf_editor From 2024.1.0.23997 (inc) to 2024.4.1.27687 (inc)
foxit pdf_editor 2025.1.0.27937
foxit pdf_reader to 2025.1.0.27937 (inc)
microsoft windows *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-427 The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader Update Service, where it loads a library from an unsecured location. A local attacker who already has the ability to execute low-privileged code on the system can exploit this flaw to escalate their privileges and execute code with SYSTEM-level permissions.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full control over the system, unauthorized access to sensitive data, and the ability to execute malicious code with high-level permissions.


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