CVE-2024-32488 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In Foxit PDF Reader and Editor before 2024.1, Local Privilege Escalation could occur during update checks because weak permissions on the update-service folder allow attackers to place crafted DLL files there.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00035.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Foxit	Pdf Editor Pdf Reader
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

History

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Foxit Foxit pdf Editor Foxit pdf Reader Microsoft Microsoft windows
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Foxit Foxit pdf Editor Foxit pdf Reader Microsoft Microsoft windows

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-280
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-04-15T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-09T15:38:30.038Z

Reserved: 2024-04-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2024-32488

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:13:39.360Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-15T06:15:07.863

Modified: 2025-07-09T14:52:10.653

Link: CVE-2024-32488

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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