CVE-2018-16018 — Improper Privilege Management in Adobe Acrobat DC

4 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.5%
top 18.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Adobe Acrobat DCAdobe Acrobat Reader DC
Timeline
PublishedJan 18
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2017.011.30110 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30461 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc15.006.30060 — 15.006.30461+2
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_dc15.006.30060 — 15.006.30461+2

Patches

Patch: helpx.adobe.com ↗Patch: helpx.adobe.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-5mqh-hw35-9qmg: Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019↗2022-05-13
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Tenable
Adobe Releases Out-of-Band Security Bulletin for Adobe Acrobat and Reader (APSB19-02)↗2019-01-04
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Tenable
Adobe Releases Out-of-Band Security Bulletin for Adobe Acrobat and Reader (APSB19-02)↗2019-01-04
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