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CVE-2020-9681

Adobe Genuine Service privilege escalation vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 16, 2021 at 05:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGenuine Service· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

Adobe Genuine Service version 6.6 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path element vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could exploit this to rewrite the file of the administrator, which may lead to elevated permissions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Genuine Service· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 6.6
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/integrity_service/apsb20-42.html

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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