CVE-2020-24433 in the critical feed json
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Local Privilege Escalation via Installer Component
published 2020-11-05 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-17153
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 15.9%
- EPSS 15.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could enable a user without administrator privileges to delete arbitrary files and potentially execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to socially engineer a victim, or the attacker must already have some access to the environment.
Exploit prediction
15.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-24433
- NVD CVE-2020-24433
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