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.
This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.5, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from adobe, from adobe, from microsoft and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2022-01-14T20:15:13.037
2024-11-21T06:31:26.717
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 2.5 (LOW)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.6
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | adobe | acrobat_dc | ≤ 21.007.20099 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader_dc | ≤ 21.007.20099 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | - | No |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | ≤ 17.011.30204 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | ≤ 20.004.30017 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | ≤ 17.011.30204 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | ≤ 20.004.30017 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | macos | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | - | No |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_dc | ≤ 21.007.20099 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader_dc | ≤ 21.007.20099 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | macos | - | No |
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