VulnSocial

CVE-2026-91798

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the update daemon of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to an insecure permission configuration that allows the configuration file to be modified by regular users, which may lead to arbitrary script execution with higher privileges.

Back to dashboard
0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-732

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-10-06: 110-06
Full discourse1 post
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab

    🚨 HIGH: CVE-2026-91798 (CVSS 8.8) - Local privilege escalation in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader update daemon. Insecure permissions allow regular users to modify config files → arbitrary script execution with elevated privileges. Patch immediately. #CVE #PatchNow https://t.co/h7dOxNjExg

    000009
    142 followersView on X

Explore more

Back to dashboard