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CVE-2021-35986

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) a

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an Type Confusion vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00432
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
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Affected Products & Versions

6
adobe acrobat dc>= 15.008.20082 and <= 21.005.20054
adobe acrobat dc>= 17.011.30059 and <= 17.011.30197
adobe acrobat dc>= 20.001.30005 and <= 20.004.30005
adobe acrobat reader dc>= 15.008.20082 and <= 21.005.20054
adobe acrobat reader dc>= 17.011.30059 and <= 17.011.30197
adobe acrobat reader dc>= 20.001.30005 and <= 20.004.30005
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@adobe.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Aug 2021 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

1
adobe-psirtAPSB21-51
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1145/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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