High severity · published Nov 5, 2020
CVE-2020-24432
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are…
7.8
CVSS
11.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the current user. To exploit this issue, an attacker must acquire and then modify a certified PDF document that is trusted by the victim. The attacker then needs to convince the victim to open the document.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.1% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
through 20.001.30005 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
through 17.011.30175; through 20.012.20048 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
through 20.001.30005 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
through 17.011.30175; through 20.012.20048 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24432
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24432
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
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