CVE-2021-21045

Acrobat Reader DC Improper Installer Access Control Vulnerability Could Lead To Privilege Escalation

CVSS 8.2 HIGHEPSS 1.7%CWE-284

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 8.2EPSS 1.7%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

11 Feb 2021Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Adobe · Acrobat Reader

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References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html