Current-user code execution via access-control bypass
Published May 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Improper access control in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 20.005.30574 and 24.002.20736 and earlier allows attackers to execute code. Adobe has not published the affected component or the operation performed without authorization. A victim must open a malicious file; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code with the victim's current-user privileges.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 20.005.30574 and 24.002.20736 and earlier allows attackers to execute code. Adobe has not published the affected component or the operation performed without authorization. A victim must open a malicious file; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code with the victim's current-user privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-34099
- Published
- May 15, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Adobe Acrobat
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1203, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 20, 2024Exploitation reportedPwn2Own Vancouver 2024 Adobe Reader code-execution demonstration
- May 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2020 <=20.005.30574
- Affected versionversion=- <=24.002.20736
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Attacks
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Reported exploitation
- Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 Adobe Reader code-execution demonstrationreported exploitation
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