CVE-2021-21045

HIGH

Adobe Acrobat and Reader DC < 20.013.20074 / 17.0-17.011.30188 Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

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