CVE-2020-3803: High severity Adobe Acrobat DC vulnerability

Published Mar 25, 2020
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Updated

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20034 and earlier, 2017.011.30158 and earlier, 2017.011.30158 and earlier, 2015.006.30510 and earlier, and 2015.006.30510 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Affected Software

16 affected components
Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.006.30060<15.006.30518
Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.008.20082<20.006.20042
Adobe Acrobat DC>=17.011.30059<17.011.30166
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.006.30060<15.006.30518
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.008.20082<20.006.20042
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=17.011.30059<17.011.30166
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows
All of the following
Any of the following
Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.006.30060<15.006.30518
Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.008.20082<20.006.20042
Adobe Acrobat DC>=17.011.30059<17.011.30166
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.006.30060<15.006.30518
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.008.20082<20.006.20042
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=17.011.30059<17.011.30166
Any of the following
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

Event History

Mar 25, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:28 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:28 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-3803?

CVE-2020-3803 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-3803?

To fix CVE-2020-3803, update Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest version available.

3

Which versions of Adobe Acrobat are affected by CVE-2020-3803?

Adobe Acrobat DC versions 2020.006.20034 and earlier, 2017.011.30158 and earlier, and 2015.006.30510 and earlier are affected by CVE-2020-3803.

4

How can CVE-2020-3803 be exploited?

CVE-2020-3803 can be exploited through insecure library loading, allowing malicious DLLs to be executed.

5

What could be the impact of CVE-2020-3803?

Successful exploitation of CVE-2020-3803 could lead to the attacker gaining elevated privileges on the affected system.

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