CVE-2021-44714

Low

Description

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.5
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat Dc
PublishedJan 14, 2022
First seenJan 14, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-657CWE-657

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobat_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.007.20099—
adobe acrobat_reader_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.007.20099—
adobe acrobat17.011.30059 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30204, 20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.004.30017—
adobe acrobat_reader17.011.30059 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30204, 20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.004.30017—

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