CVE-2024-9244

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.28% (21st) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

25 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Incorrect Permission Assignment 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 handling of the configuration files used by the Foxit Reader Update Service. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on a resource used by the service. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23933.

cvss

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

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

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

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

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-275USCWE-275USCWE-732US

affected products (25)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Foxit PDF Editor <11.2.11all versionscert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor <13.1.4all versionscert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor <2024.3all versionscert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor for Mac <11.1.10all versionscert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor for Mac <12.1.6all versionscert_bundDE
Foxit Reader <2024.3all versionscert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor≤ for Mac <11.1.10cert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor≤ for Mac <12.1.6cert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor< 11.2.11cert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor< 13.1.4cert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Editor< 2024.3cert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Reader< 2024.3cert_bundDE
Foxit PDF Reader≤ 2024.1.0.23997enisa_euvdEU
Foxit Software Inc. PDF Editor≤ 11.2.10.53951fstec_bduRU
Foxit Software Inc. PDF Editor12.0 → 12.1.7.15526fstec_bduRU
Foxit Software Inc. PDF Editor13.0 → 13.1.3.22478fstec_bduRU
Foxit Software Inc. PDF Editor2023.0 → 2023.3.0.23028fstec_bduRU
Foxit Software Inc. PDF Editor2024.0 → 2024.2.3.25184fstec_bduRU
Foxit Software Inc. PDF Reader≤ 2024.2.3.25184fstec_bduRU
foxit pdf editor≤ 11.2.10.53951nvdUScpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

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.

also known as (6)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-11-22modified 2026-06-17

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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