CVE-2020-24429CWE-347

Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Signature Verification Bypass Could Lead to Privilege Escalation

High · published November 5, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.7
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03046 · 87.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-347 · Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Published
2020-11-05T19:31Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 NOV 19:31Z
    Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Signature Verification Bypass Could Lead to Privilege Escalation
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