CVE-2024-29072
Estado: AnalizadaAlta (8.2)—
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. The vulnerability occurs due to improper certification validation of the updater executable before executing it. A low privilege user can trigger the update action which can result in unexpected elevation of privilege.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.46%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 38
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-295
Referencias
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
{
"id": "CVE-2024-29072",
"cveTags": [],
"metrics": {
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"id": "CVE-2024-29072",
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"version": "2.0.3",
"timestamp": "2024-05-28T15:36:04.553956Z"
}
}
],
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"type": "Secondary",
"source": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
"cvssData": {
"scope": "CHANGED",
"version": "3.1",
"baseScore": 8.2,
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"impactScore": 6,
"exploitabilityScore": 1.5
}
]
},
"affected": [
{
"source": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Foxit",
"product": "Foxit Reader",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2024.2.0.25138"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"affectedData": [
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"vendor": "foxitsoftware",
"product": "foxit_reader",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2024.2.0.25138"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown"
}
]
}
],
"published": "2024-05-28T14:15:12.493",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989",
"tags": [
"Exploit",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"source": "talos-cna@cisco.com"
},
{
"url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989",
"tags": [
"Exploit",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"source": "talos-cna@cisco.com"
},
{
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989",
"tags": [
"Exploit",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989",
"tags": [
"Exploit",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
}
],
"vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
"weaknesses": [
{
"type": "Secondary",
"source": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-295"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. The vulnerability occurs due to improper certification validation of the updater executable before executing it. A low privilege user can trigger the update action which can result in unexpected elevation of privilege."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Existe una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. La vulnerabilidad se produce debido a una validación de certificación inadecuada del ejecutable del actualizador antes de ejecutarlo. Un usuario con privilegios bajos puede desencadenar la acción de actualización, lo que puede resultar en una elevación inesperada de privilegios."
}
],
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T07:22:22.157",
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "310F9865-EAB7-4537-B205-CE25418D5A3B",
"versionEndIncluding": "11.2.9.53938"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "D3F78536-999B-4FAA-9F7D-C35621384E87",
"versionEndIncluding": "12.1.6.15509",
"versionStartIncluding": "12.0.0"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "BED878DD-2908-49CE-8248-1A950D9F750D",
"versionEndIncluding": "13.1.1.22432",
"versionStartIncluding": "13.0.0"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "0C75FEE6-54F3-49C6-BAEA-A09D23BE5D64",
"versionEndIncluding": "2023.3.0.23028",
"versionStartIncluding": "2023.1.0.15510"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "CEE05FE1-67A3-4AE1-B49B-3C497E7D944B",
"versionEndIncluding": "2024.2.1.25153",
"versionStartIncluding": "2024.1.0.23997"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "525AF74D-C7F7-466E-9501-60B489C7803F",
"versionEndIncluding": "2024.2.1.25153"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
},
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": false,
"matchCriteriaId": "A2572D17-1DE6-457B-99CC-64AFD54487EA"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"operator": "AND"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "talos-cna@cisco.com"
}