Acrobat Reader DC Improper Installer Access Control Vulnerability Could Lead To Privilege Escalation (Adobe Acrobat Reader)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.76 % · percentile 78 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- adobe
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@adobe.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-8436
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-21045
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-102 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Adobe Acrobat et Acrobat Reader · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 17.0 ≤ 17.011.30188cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.0 ≤ 20.001.30018cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≤ 20.013.20074cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 17.0 ≤ 17.011.30188cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.0 ≤ 20.001.300183cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≤ 20.013.20074
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Adobe · Acrobat Reader | affected unspecified ≤ 2020.013.20074 ; affected unspecified ≤ 2020.001.30018 ; affected unspecified ≤ 2017.011.30188 ; affected unspecified ≤ None |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |