Privilege escalation in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-4872
Published: February 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10490
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4872
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4872
Install update from vendor's website.