Information disclosure in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2021-39857

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC add-on for Internet Explorer versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to check for existence of local files. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit an attacker controlled web page.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.025 (83.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39857?
CVE-2021-39857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-39857?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.