CVE-2026-91800
8.8 HIGHPublished 2026-09-23 · Updated 2026-09-23
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor for macOS allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by exploiting insufficient validation of a user-modifiable configuration value during high-privilege upgrades.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires local access and knowledge of the upgrade process, making it moderately difficult.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, the attacker could gain full control over the affected system, leading to potential data loss, system compromise, and further attacks.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to the latest version of Foxit PDF Editor for macOS as soon as possible.
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NVD description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installer of Foxit PDF Editor for macOS due to insufficient validation of a user-modifiable configuration value during high-privilege upgrades. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-732
All references
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