Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2021-44714
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles that could lead to a Security feature bypass. Acrobat Reader DC displays a warning message when a user clicks on a PDF file, which could be used by an attacker to mislead the user. In affected versions, this warning message does not include custom protocols when used by the sender. User interaction is required to abuse this vulnerability as they would need to click 'allow' on the warning message of a malicious file.
EPSS: 0.025 (83.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44714?
- CVE-2021-44714 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under CWE-657. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2022-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44714?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-44714 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.