CVE-2024-41605

Code execution via unvalidated updater replacement

Published Sep 26, 2024 · Updated Sep 27, 2024

Side-loading in Foxit PDF Editor before 2024.3 and 13.x before 13.1.4 allows local users to execute attacker-controlled code. The update service launches a replaceable updater without validating its integrity, so a Trojan horse is accepted as the update file. A local user must replace the update file before the service launches it; execution is limited to the service's security context.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Side-loading in Foxit PDF Editor before 2024.3 and 13.x before 13.1.4 allows local users to execute attacker-controlled code. The update service launches a replaceable updater without validating its integrity, so a Trojan horse is accepted as the update file. A local user must replace the update file before the service launches it; execution is limited to the service's security context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41605
Published
Sep 26, 2024
Updated
Sep 27, 2024
Vendor
Foxit Software
Product
Foxit PDF Editor
Classifications
CWE-284, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2024.2.2.25170

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Foxit Software · Foxit PDF Editorversion=2024.2.2.25170

Published CVSS scores

8.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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