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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-3762
CVE-2020-3762:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier were found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-3762. The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) working with iDefense Labs and was disclosed in December 2019 (Adobe Bulletin, CVE MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a privilege escalation issue that could potentially lead to arbitrary file system write capabilities in the affected Adobe products (CVE MITRE).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary file system write access, potentially allowing attackers to modify or create files with elevated privileges (CVE MITRE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in their security update. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat and Reader (Adobe Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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