CVE-2024-39425 Security vulnerability in AdobeARMHelper
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8p32-h9gr-3vrr.