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CVE-2020-9615

HIGH
7.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, and 2015.006.30518 and earlier have a race condition vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to security feature bypass.

How to fix

Remediation Available
Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit)Windows application
Affected:17.011.30059 17.011.30166Fixed in:17.011.30166
Affected:15.006.30060 15.006.30518Fixed in:15.006.30518
Affected:15.008.20082 20.006.20042Fixed in:20.006.20042
Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit)Windows application
Affected:15.008.20082 20.006.20042Fixed in:20.006.20042
Affected:15.006.30060 15.006.30518Fixed in:15.006.30518
Affected:17.011.30059 17.011.30166Fixed in:17.011.30166

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days
69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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