{"cve":"CVE-2024-29072","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-28T14:15:12.493","modified":"2026-06-17T07:22:22.157","status":"Analyzed","description":"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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.2},"cwes":["CWE-295"],"references":["https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989","https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989","https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989","https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989"],"products":["foxit:pdf_editor","foxit:pdf_reader"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-29072","score":0.00464,"percentile":0.40191,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}