What is CVE-2024-29072?

CVE-2024-29072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Reader, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-29072?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Foxit Reader

CVE-2024-29072

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit Reader 2024.2.0.25138. The vulnerability occurs due to improper certification validation of the updater executable before executing it. A low privilege user can trigger the update action which can result in unexpected elevation of privilege.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published 2024-05-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29072?: CVE-2024-29072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Reader, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-29072?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.