CVE-2024-39425 Security vulnerability in AdobeARMHelper

High 7.0 Published Updated

A local attacker with low privileges can exploit a race condition in Adobe Acrobat Reader to escalate privileges on the system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-39425?

CVE-2024-39425 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 14 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123 and earlier are affected by a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. Exploitation of this issue require local low-privilege access to the affected system and attack complexity is high.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39425?

It affects 4 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2024-39425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-39425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8p32-h9gr-3vrr.

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