CVE-2024-41605
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileDEEUNLRUEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In Foxit PDF Reader before 2024.3, and PDF Editor before 2024.3 and 13.x before 13.1.4, an attacker can replace an update file with a Trojan horse via side loading, because the update service lacks integrity validation for the updater. Attacker-controlled code may thus be executed.
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affected products (17)
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advisories (2)
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- NCSC-2024-0385Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Foxit PDF Editor en PDF ReaderNL2024-09-30csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Foxit heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in PDF Editor en PDF Reader.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-2220Foxit PDF Editor und Reader: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Foxit PDF Editor und Foxit Reader ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben.
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