{"id":"CVE-2020-17414","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-17414","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:22:11.082Z","title":"This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.0.35798.","description":"This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.0.35798. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the configuration files used by the Foxit Reader Update Service. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on a resource used by the service. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11229.","published":"2020-10-13T17:15:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:58:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["foxitsoftware/foxit reader","foxitsoftware/phantompdf"],"epss":{"score":0.02623,"percentile":0.85368,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1231/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1231/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17414","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}