CVE-2015-2789

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-03-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Foxit Cloud Safe Update Service in the Cloud plugin in Foxit Reader 6.1 through 7.0.6.1126 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Affected products

Foxit Reader: 6.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.4, 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0 (+1)

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130840/Foxit-Reader-7.0.6.1126-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36390
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-25
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73432
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031879
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2015-5235.php
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130840/Foxit-Reader-7.0.6.1126-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36390
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-25
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73432
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031879
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2015-5235.php

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