CVE-2021-44714 LOW

CVE-2021-44714: Adobe Acrobat Reader Missing Custom Protocols in Warning Message Prompts

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-657
Published January 14, 2022
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

2.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 14, 2022 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated