CVE-2024-12753

highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.28% (20th) EPSS
CVSS 7.3 · high
Is it mine?
22 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Foxit PDF Reader Link Following 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 product installer. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the installer process to create an arbitrary file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-25408.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.3

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.9
v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9
v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
v3.16.7mediumAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USCWE-59USCWE-59US
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affected products (22)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 22
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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2024-0500Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Foxit PDF Reader en PDF EditorNL2024-12-31csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Foxit heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Foxit PDF Reader.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-3711Foxit PDF Editor und Foxit Reader: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-12-16csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Foxit PDF Editor und Foxit Reader ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben oder Daten zu manipulieren.

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also known as (6)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundncsc_nlnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-12-30modified 2026-06-17
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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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