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CVE-2016-8856

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-275

Description

Foxit Reader for Mac 2.1.0.0804 and earlier and Foxit Reader for Linux 2.1.0.0805 and earlier suffered from a vulnerability where weak file permissions could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. After the installation, Foxit Reader's core files were world-writable by default, allowing an attacker to overwrite them with backdoor code, which when executed by privileged user would result in Privilege Escalation, Code Execution, or both.

Affected products

• Foxit Reader: through 2.1.0.0804; through 2.1.0.0805

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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