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CVE-2018-19725: Adobe Acrobat Dc: Privilege escalation
CVE-2018-19725 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists 2 affected products, including Adobe Acrobat Dc. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Dc: from 15.006.30060 up to and including 15.006.30464; from 15.008.20082 up to and including 19.010.20069; from 17.011.30056 up to and including 17.011.30113
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc: from 15.006.30060 up to and including 15.006.30464; from 15.008.20082 up to and including 19.010.20069; from 17.011.30059 up to and including 17.011.30113