CVE-2015-2789 (GCVE-0-2015-2789)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-03-30 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:24
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Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Foxit Cloud Safe Update Service in the Cloud plugin in Foxit Reader 6.1 through 7.0.6.1126 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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Date Public
2015-03-09 00:00
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