Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc
CVE-2021-35986
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an Type Confusion vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions unspecified
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-35986?
- CVE-2021-35986 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-35986?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.