CVE-2021-28559 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-28559: Adobe Acrobat Reader privacy violation vulnerability could lead to privilege escalation

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-359
Published September 2, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 2, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated