Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc
CVE-2019-16444
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have a binary planting (default folder privilege escalation) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
EPSS: 0.032 (86.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat_dc
- Adobe Acrobat_reader_dc
- Adobe Acrobat And Reader — versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier versions
- Apple Macos
- Microsoft Windows
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16444?
- CVE-2019-16444 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-19.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16444?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.