CVE-2024-20726
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-20726 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30539, 23.008.20470 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in February 2024, impacting both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) but needs user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) (Adobe Security Bulletin).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The attacker could potentially gain the same level of access and privileges as the user running the affected Adobe Acrobat Reader application (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update their Adobe Acrobat and Reader installations to the latest versions available (Adobe Security Bulletin).

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