Privilege escalation in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2018-4872
Published: February 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10490
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4872
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file, bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code with root or system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file, bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code with root or system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4872
Install update from vendor's website.