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[ CVE-2014-0546 · Published 12 Aug 2014 ]

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 9.8 EPSS 22%Fix available

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-05-25
  • EPSS: 22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 98% of CVEs)
  • Critical severity: CVSS 9.8

[ Description ]Official description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via unspecified vectors.

CISA: Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows allow attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 15 Jun 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

[ References ]References