What is CVE-2020-24429?

CVE-2020-24429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-24429?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2020-24429

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) for macOS are affected by a signature verification bypass that could result in local privilege escalation. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

EPSS: 0.030 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat_dc
Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions unspecified
Adobe Acrobat_reader
Adobe Acrobat_reader_dc
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24429?: CVE-2020-24429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-24429?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.