01 Record
CVE-2025-13941
Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Foxit
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 8.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-12-19 01:51Z10 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-12-19 14:53Z10 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-12-03
- Assigning CNA
- Foxit
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- f3f0e2d5ee70733e7135ede8e69b40281b5833f3dc0d1150a9fa22073474dd05
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Foxit Software Inc.Foxit PDF ReaderVersions 2025.2.1 and earlier, Versions 14.0.1 and earlier, Versions 13.2.1 and earilerWindows
Foxit Software Inc.Foxit PDF EditorVersions 2025.2.1 and earlier, Versions 14.0.1 and earlier, Versions 13.2.1 and earilerWindows