Vulnerability · Published Sep 2, 2021 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2021-28559Adobe Acrobat Reader privacy violation vulnerability could lead to privilege escalation
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Acrobat Reader from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by an Information Exposure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to get access to restricted data stored within global variables and objects.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | unspecified – through 2020.001.30020unspecified – through 2021.001.20150unspecified – through 2017.011.30194unspecified – through None |
Weakness: CWE-359 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-29.html x_refsource_MISC