CVE-2021-28559

Adobe Acrobat Reader privacy violation vulnerability could lead to privilege escalation

CVE-2021-28559 is fixed in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on 1 platform by Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.001.20155 (version 21.001.20155), released April 27, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine

CVSS

5.3

No vendor severity

Exploitation

None reported

No vendor assessment

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0165

76th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Windows apps
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC	21.001.20155	Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.001.20155	Apr 27, 2021

Details

Published
September 2, 2021
Weakness
CWE-359: Exposure of Private Information ('Privacy Violation') (CWE-359)
Vendor advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28559

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