CVE-2024-41869
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-41869 is a Use After Free vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 24.002.21005, 24.001.30159, 20.005.30655, 24.003.20054 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 13, 2024, and affects both Windows and macOS platforms (NVD, SecurityWeek).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Use After Free (CWE-416) issue 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) (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file to trigger the exploit (NVD, CERT-EU).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly recommended to update their Adobe Acrobat and Reader installations to the latest versions. The fix is available for both Windows and macOS platforms (CERT-EU).

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