CVE-2021-39856

Medium

Description

Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat
PublishedSep 29, 2021
First seenSep 29, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobat17.011.30059 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30199, 20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.004.30006—
adobe acrobat_reader17.011.30059 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30199, 20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.004.30006—
adobe acrobat_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.005.20058, 15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.005.20060—
adobe acrobat_reader_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.005.20058, 15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.005.20060—

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CVE-2021-39856 · Adobe Acrobat · Dark Radar