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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.8 High

CVE-2026-91813

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader FoxitUpdater Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
Foxit

Description

A vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s update mechanism allows an update package to be replaced between download and high-privilege extraction due to insufficient file locking and integrity validation. This could enable local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor

Default version status: unaffected

  • Versions 2026.2 and earlieraffected
  • Versions 14.0.7 and earlieraffected
  • Versions 13.2.6 and earlieraffected

Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader

Default version status: unaffected

  • Versions 2026.2 and earlieraffected

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