7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-12786
Adobe Downloader XPC Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in X1a0He Adobe Downloader up to 1.3.1 on macOS. Affected is the function shouldAcceptNewConnection of the file com.x1a0he.macOS.Adobe-Downloader.helper of the component XPC Service. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product is not affiliated with the company Adobe.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 19, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-12786.

URL Resource
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.288966
https://vuldb.com/?id.288966
https://vuldb.com/?submit.464685
https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/adobe-downloader-131-local-privilege-escalation

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in X1a0He Adobe Downloader up to 1.3.1 on macOS. Affected is the function shouldAcceptNewConnection of the file com.x1a0he.macOS.Adobe-Downloader.helper of the component XPC Service. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product is not affiliated with the company Adobe.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-266
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.288966
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.288966
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.464685
    Added Reference https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/adobe-downloader-131-local-privilege-escalation
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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