Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2024 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2024-12786X1a0He Adobe Downloader XPC Service com.x1a0he.macOS.Adobe-Downloader.helper shouldAcceptNewConnection privileges management

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Adobe Downloader from X1a0He. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
X1a0He	Adobe Downloader	1.3.01.3.1

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

VDB-288966 | X1a0He Adobe Downloader XPC Service com.x1a0he.macOS.Adobe-Downloader.helper shouldAcceptNewConnection privileges management vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-288966 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #464685 | https://github.com/X1a0He Adobe-Downloader <= 1.3.1 Local Privilege Escalation third-party-advisory
https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/adobe-downloader-131-local-privilege-escalation exploit