CVE-2021-21045 Acrobat Reader DC Improper Installer Access Control Vulnerability Could Lead To Privilege Escalation

1976-01-0100:00:00

CWE-284

adobe

www.cve.org

8.2 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

JSON

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.

CNA Affected

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        "version": "unspecified",
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      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2020.001.30018",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
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      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2017.011.30188",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "None",
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        "version": "unspecified",
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      }
    ]
  }
]