CVE-2021-39856

MEDIUM

Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC < 21.005.20058 - Unauthenticated NTLMv2 Credential Disclosure via ActiveX Control

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control 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 obtain NTLMv2 credentials. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit an attacker controlled web page.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0229
EPSS Percentile 81.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat 17.011.30059 - 17.011.30199
adobe/acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 - 21.005.20058
adobe/acrobat_reader 17.011.30059 - 17.011.30199
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 - 21.005.20058
Published Sep 29, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026