# CVE-2019-8071: Privilege escalation in Adobe Download Manager

> Insecure file permissions in Adobe Download Manager allow local attackers to escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4h9r-m5mg-85ph

## What is CVE-2019-8071?

CVE-2019-8071 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Download Manager, published on 17 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Adobe Download Manager versions 2.0.0.363 have an insecure file permissions vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8071?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Download Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-8071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-8071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Download Manager

- [CVE-2010-0189](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0189/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-9688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9688/): Command injection in Adobe Download Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-5856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5856/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-2926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2926/): Download Manager < 3.2.55 - Admin+ Arbitrary File/Folder Access via Path Traversal (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-8071 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-8071 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Download Manager, published on 17 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Download Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8071/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8071
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8071
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8071

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8071/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.