CVE-2020-9668

HIGH

Adobe Genuine Service < 6.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Adobe Genuine Service version 6.6 (and earlier) is affected by an Improper Access control vulnerability when handling symbolic links. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0164
EPSS Percentile 73.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (1)
adobe/genuine_service < 6.6
Published Apr 16, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026