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CVE-2014-0546

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 22.3%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 22.33% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV: Listed 25 May 2022 · due 15 June 2022
Affected: adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat reader
Source: psirt@adobe.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0546

References

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-19.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030711Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-19.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030711Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199Issue Tracking
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0546US Government Resource

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.