Privilege escalation in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2015-5090
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and perform a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4446 and CVE-2015-5106.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.011 (61.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5090?
- CVE-2015-5090 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Privilege Management. Published 2015-07-15.
- Is CVE-2015-5090 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.