Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-44702Adobe Acrobat Reader DC add-on (AxAcroPDFLib.AxAcroPDF) for Internet Explorer LoadFile NTLMv2 SSO Auth leak vulnerability

Low 3.1

In plain English

A low-severity information exposure 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 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)3.1Low

Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control versions 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to obtain NTLMv2 credentials. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit an attacker controlled web page.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	unspecified – through 21.007.20099unspecified – through 20.004.30017unspecified – through 17.011.30204unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html x_refsource_MISC