Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2020-9696

 

Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2020-9696

Published: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45297
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-2020-9696
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and remote code execution.


Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

How to mitigate CVE-2020-9696

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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