Privilege escalation in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-16018

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Privilege escalation in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-16018

Published: January 3, 2019 / Updated: February 12, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16785
CSH Severity: Low
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-2018-16018
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 vulnerability exists due to an error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it and gain elevated privileges.


Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

How to mitigate CVE-2018-16018

The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 2015.006.30464, 2017.011.30113, 2019.010.20069.

Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30464, 17.011.30113, 19.010.20069
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30464, 17.011.30113, 19.010.20069

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