{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 2 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16444 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2019-16444 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, published on 19 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16444 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2019-16444 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, published on 19 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16444 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Adobe Acrobat Dc. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16444/index.md)","id":"CVE-2019-16444","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16444/index.md","name":"CVE-2019-16444","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-vh86-6p4p-rp5p"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Adobe Acrobat Reader","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can exploit binary planting in Adobe Acrobat and Reader to escalate privileges on the victim's system.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"adobe","cpe":[{"product":"acrobat_dc","vendor":"adobe"},{"product":"acrobat_reader_dc","vendor":"adobe"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[],"description":"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in Adobe Acrobat and Reader","id":"CVE-2019-16444","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"adobe:acrobat_dc","products":["adobe:acrobat_dc","adobe:acrobat_reader_dc"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2019"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Use after free in Adobe Acrobat and Reader","id":"CVE-2019-16445"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Cross-site scripting in n/a","id":"CVE-2019-16417"},"products":["Adobe Acrobat and Reader"],"published":"2019-12-19","related":[{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free","id":"CVE-2018-4990","kev_date_added":"2022-06-08","published":"2018-07-09"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free","id":"CVE-2020-9715","kev_date_added":"2026-04-13","published":"2020-08-19"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Use after free in Adobe Acrobat and Reader","id":"CVE-2020-3792","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-03-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Use after free in Adobe Acrobat and Reader","id":"CVE-2020-3793","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-03-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in Adobe Acrobat and Reader","id":"CVE-2020-3795","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-03-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in Adobe Acrobat and Reader","id":"CVE-2020-3797","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-03-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in Adobe Acrobat and Reader","id":"CVE-2020-3799","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-03-25"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-05","vendors":["Adobe"]},"summary":"Attackers can exploit binary planting in Adobe Acrobat and Reader to escalate privileges on the victim's system.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16444/"}