title: Adobe Acrobat Reader Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions Privilege escalation
description: Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
problem types: Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions (CWE-379)
affected:
{
vendor: Adobe
product: Acrobat Reader
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: 20.005.30418, status: affected, versionType: custom
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: 22.003.20282, status: affected, versionType: custom
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: 22.003.20281, status: affected, versionType: custom
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
]