Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123 and earlier are affected by a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. Exploitation of this issue require local low-privilege access to the affected system and attack complexity is high.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.0, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from adobe, from adobe, from adobe and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2024-08-14T15:15:25.883
2024-08-15T17:17:59.783
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 7.0 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | adobe | acrobat | < 20.005.30655 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | < 24.001.30159 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_dc | < 24.002.21005 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | < 20.005.30655 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader_dc | < 24.002.21005 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | macos | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | - | No |
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