CVE-2021-44714: Adobe Acrobat Reader Missing Custom Protocols in Warning Message Prompts
Adobe · Acrobat Reader
Affected: Adobe Acrobat Reader · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 84% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Adobe · Acrobat Readerup to and including 21.007.20099; up to and including 20.004.30017; up to and including 17.011.30204
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Published
- January 2022
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