Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2020-9714

 

Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2020-9714

Published: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45291
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9714
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

How to mitigate CVE-2020-9714

Install updates from vendor's website.

Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30527, 17.011.30175, 20.001.30005, 20.012.20041
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30527, 17.011.30175, 20.001.30005, 20.012.20041

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