CVE-2021-44714
low-risk
Published 2022-01-14
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles that could lead to a Security feature bypass. Acrobat Reader DC displays a warning message when a user clicks on a PDF file, which could be used by an attacker to mislead the user. In affected versions, this warning message does not include custom protocols when used by the sender. User interaction is required to abuse this vulnerability as they would need to click 'allow' on the warning message of a malicious file.
Do I need to act?
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0.53% 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
2
CVSS 2.5/10
Low
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (4)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
6/34 · Minimal
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
10/34 · Low