CVE-2026-57239
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Privilege Escalation via User-Controllable Executables

Publication date: 2026-07-08

Last updated on: 2026-07-08

Assigner: Foxit

Description
The user-controllable executable files will be directly executed by high-privilege processes, allowing low-privilege users to have the opportunity to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

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Published
2026-07-08
Last Modified
2026-07-08
Generated
2026-07-08
AI Q&A
2026-07-08
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-57239
EUVD
EUVD-2026-42184

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs because user-controllable executable files are directly executed by high-privilege processes. This allows low-privilege users to exploit this behavior to elevate their privileges to the highest system level, NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker with low privileges can gain full system control by elevating their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This can lead to unauthorized access, modification, or disruption of system resources and data.

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