Bulletin ID
Security Updates Available for Adobe Genuine Software Client | APSB20-12
|
Date Published |
Priority |
---|---|---|
APSB20-12 |
March 17, 2020 |
3 |
Summary
Adobe has released updates for the Adobe Genuine Software Client for Windows. This update resolves an important vulnerability which could lead to privilege escalation in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions
Product |
Version |
Platform |
---|---|---|
Adobe Genuine Software Client |
Version 6.4 and earlier versions |
Windows |
To verify the version of Adobe Genuine Software Client installed on your system, please follow the following steps:
- For Windows machines, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\AdobeGCClient
- Right click on AdobeGCClient.exe, select “Properties”.
- Go to “Details” tab, the File Version can be seen within.
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings.
Product |
Version |
Platform |
Priority Rating |
---|---|---|---|
Adobe Genuine Software Client |
6.6 |
Windows and macOS |
3 |
Adobe Genuine Software Client has a self-update mechanism that runs automatically at a regular interval when the host is connected to the internet. For more details regarding Adobe Genuine Software Client, please visit here.
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability Category |
Vulnerability Impact |
Severity |
CVE Numbers |
---|---|---|---|
Insecure file permissions |
Privilege Escalation |
Important |
CVE-2020-3766 |
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Andrew Hess (any1)
- Glenn Lloyd working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
- Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) working with iDefense Labs (https://vcp.idefense.com/)
Revisions
May 05, 2020: Updated Acknowledgements section and Solution Platform section.
July 14, 2020: Updated the name of the product from 'Adobe Genuine Integrity Service' to "Adobe Genuine Service'.
November 7, 2022: Updated product name to "Adobe Genuine Software Client"