CVE-2015-4446 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access restrictions to escalate privileges from Low to Medium Integrity in Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows and OS X.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-4446?

CVE-2015-4446 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 15 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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-2015-5090 and CVE-2015-5106.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4446?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vvvj-gwh5-mq4g.

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