CVE-2020-24433— Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Local Privilege Escalation via Installer Component
Quick assessment
Affected
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Exploitation
High exploitation probability; assess promptly
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Adobe Acrobat Reader是美国奥多比（Adobe）公司的一款PDF查看器。该软件用于打印，签名和注释 PDF。 Adobe Acrobat Reader 中存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于网络系统或产品未正确限制来自未授权角色的资源访问。攻击者可以通过该漏洞导致本地特权提升。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI
T1055 · Process Injection T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-24433
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Local Privilege Escalation via Installer Component
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could enable a user without administrator privileges to delete arbitrary files and potentially execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to socially engineer a victim, or the attacker must already have some access to the environment.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
访问控制不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Adobe Acrobat Reader 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader是美国奥多比（Adobe）公司的一款PDF查看器。该软件用于打印，签名和注释 PDF。 Adobe Acrobat Reader 中存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于网络系统或产品未正确限制来自未授权角色的资源访问。攻击者可以通过该漏洞导致本地特权提升。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | unspecified ~ 2017.011.30175 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-24433 (1)
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https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html x_refsource_MISC
Same Patch Batch · Adobe · 2020-11-05 · 14 CVEs total
| CVE-2020-24437 | 7.8 HIGH | Acrobat Reader DC Use-After-Free Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution |
| CVE-2020-24430 | 7.8 HIGH | Acrobat Pro DC Use-After-Free vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution |
| CVE-2020-24435 | 7.8 HIGH | Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution |
| CVE-2020-24436 | 7.8 HIGH | Acrobat Pro DC PDF Export Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code E |
| CVE-2020-24428 | 7.7 HIGH | Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Race Condition Vulnerability Could Lead to Privilege Escalatio |
| CVE-2020-24429 | 7.7 HIGH | Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Signature Verification Bypass Could Lead to Privilege Escalati |
| CVE-2020-24432 | 6.7 MEDIUM | Acrobat Reader DC Arbitrary JavaScript Execution in PDF Documents |
| CVE-2020-24431 | 4.4 MEDIUM | Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Dynamic Library Injection Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-24426 | 3.3 LOW | Acrobat Reader DC Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-24427 | 3.3 LOW | Acrobat Reader DC Codec Input Validation Vulnerability Could Lead to Information Disclosur |
| CVE-2020-24434 | 3.3 LOW | Acrobat Pro DC Out-Of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Could Lead to Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2020-24438 | 3.3 LOW | Acrobat Reader DC Use-After-Free Vulnerability Could Lead to Information Disclosure |
| CVE-2020-24439 | 2.8 LOW | Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Signature Validation Bypass |
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