CVE-2025-9330: Foxit PDF Editor

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 Foxit Reader Update Service. The product loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-25709.

Affected products

• Foxit PDF Editor: up to and including 13.1.7.23637; from 2023.1.0.15510, up to and including 2023.3.0.23028; from 2024.1.0.23997, up to and including 2024.4.1.27687; version 2025.1.0.27937 only
• Foxit PDF Reader: up to and including 2025.1.0.27937

Published 2025-09-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.