CVE-2026-57239: high-severity vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Local Privilege Escalation
Published · Updated
41Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 8.2epss 0.2%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDJul 8
1st PoCJul 8
exploitation probability
0.2%top 94% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
public PoCs found — 1
githubgithub.com/Paradoxis/CVE-2026-57239★ 16⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
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