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.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobat | Adobe | 17.0 (including) | 17.011.30188 (including) |
| Acrobat | Adobe | 20.0 (including) | 20.001.30018 (including) |
| Acrobat_dc | Adobe | * | 20.013.20074 (including) |
| Acrobat_reader | Adobe | 17.0 (including) | 17.011.30188 (including) |
| Acrobat_reader | Adobe | 20.0 (including) | 20.001.300183 (including) |
| Acrobat_reader_dc | Adobe | * | 20.013.20074 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: