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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-13941

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service.

Published Dec 19, 2025 · catalog updated Dec 19, 2025 · Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13941. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Versions 14.0.1 and earlier

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installation, incorrect file system permissions are assigned to resources used by the update service. A local attacker with low privileges could modify or replace these resources, which are later executed by the service, resulting in execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Versions 14.0.1 and earlierVersions 14.0.1 and earlier

How to fix CVE-2025-13941

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13941. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Versions 14.0.1 and earlier Versions 14.0.1 and earlier. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installation, incorrect file system permissions are assigned to resources used by the update service. A local attacker with low privileges could modify or replace these resources, which are later executed by the service, resulting in execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

  2. Dec 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installation, incorrect file system permissions are assigned to resources used by the update service. A local attacker with low privileges could modify or replace these resources, which are later executed by the service, resulting in execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13941

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-13941

    30-day exploitation probability 0.19%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204428

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installation, incorrect file system permissions are assigned to resources used by the update service. A local attacker with low privileges could modify or replace these

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026
  • EUVDNov 1, 2026