What is CVE-2020-9668?

CVE-2020-9668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-9668?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service

CVE-2020-9668

Adobe Genuine Service version 6.6 (and earlier) is affected by an Improper Access control vulnerability when handling symbolic links. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Genuine_service
Adobe Gocart — versions unspecified
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9668?: CVE-2020-9668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-9668?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.