CVE-2021-35986

low-risk
Published 2021-08-20

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.43% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (4)

Release Notes https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/
Release Notes https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low