Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
62.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-843
Status
published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat_dc
15.008.20082 - 21.005.20054
adobe/acrobat_dc
17.011.30059 - 17.011.30197
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
15.008.20082 - 21.005.20054
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
17.011.30059 - 17.011.30197
Published
Aug 20, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026