CVE-2024-12786

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 12.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.5 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-12-19 15:00Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-12-20 20:18Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-12-19

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase
• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

01b880943f971f1b3eaca3b6747822e626ef8edae2d6c9b3ce901eaa4b67f393

• vuldb.comVDB-288966 | X1a0He Adobe Downloader XPC Service com.x1a0he.macOS.Adobe-Downloader.helper shouldAcceptNewConnection privileges managementhttps://vuldb.com/?id.288966vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-288966 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.288966signaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comSubmit #464685 | https://github.com/X1a0He Adobe-Downloader <= 1.3.1 Local Privilege Escalationhttps://vuldb.com/?submit.464685third-party-advisory
• winslow1984.comhttps://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/adobe-downloader-131-local-privilege-escalationexploit