CVE-2021-21045
HIGHAdobe Acrobat and Reader DC < 20.013.20074 / 17.0-17.011.30188 Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0170
EPSS Percentile
74.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat
17.0 - 17.011.30188
adobe/acrobat_dc
< 20.013.20074
adobe/acrobat_reader
17.0 - 17.011.30188
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 20.013.20074
Published
Feb 11, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026