CVE-2020-24429
Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Signature Verification Bypass Could Lead to Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.7 High
- Published
- Nov 5, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 19, 2020
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) for macOS are affected by a signature verification bypass that could result in local privilege escalation. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.7 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Acrobat ReaderAdobe |
|
References
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