The application's installer runs with elevated privileges but resolves system executables and DLLs using untrusted search paths that can include user-writable director…

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Timeline

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1. Apr 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   The application's installer runs with elevated privileges but resolves system executables and DLLs using untrusted search paths that can include user-writable directories, allowing a local attacker to place malicious binaries with the same names and have them loaded or executed instead of the legitimate system files, resulting in local privilege escalation.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   The application's installer runs with elevated privileges but resolves system executables and DLLs using untrusted search paths that can include user-writable directories, allowing a local attacker to place malicious binaries with the same names and have them loaded or executed instead of the legitimate system files, resulting in local privilege escalation.

Affected

• cpe foxit/pdf editorversion unspecified
• cpe foxit/pdf readerversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3780

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3780

  The application's installer runs with elevated privileges but resolves system executables and DLLs using untrusted search paths that can include user-writable directories, allowing a local attacker to place malicious binaries with the same names and have them loaded or executed i

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Vendor Advisory · foxit.com