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                "value": "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."
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                "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989",
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                "url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1989",
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