Is CVE-2017-3118 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-3118 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-3118?

CVE-2017-3118 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-3118?

CVE-2017-3118 has an EPSS score of 8.89% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3118?

Upgrade Adobe Acrobat 2020 to 11.0.21 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-3118

MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier has a security bypass vulnerability related to execution of malicious attachments.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

Adobe Acrobat 2020Windows application

Affected:11.0.0 11.0.21Fixed in:11.0.21

Adobe Acrobat ProWindows application

Affected:11.0.0 11.0.21Fixed in:11.0.21

Adobe Acrobat Reader (32-bit)Windows application

Affected:17.000.0000 17.011.30066Fixed in:17.011.30066

Affected:17.000.0000 17.012.20098Fixed in:17.012.20098

Affected:15.000.0000 15.006.30355Fixed in:15.006.30355

Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit)Windows application

Affected:17.000.0000 17.011.30066Fixed in:17.011.30066

Affected:15.000.0000 15.006.30355Fixed in:15.006.30355

Affected:17.000.0000 17.012.20098Fixed in:17.012.20098

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

8.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

helpx.adobe.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-200 (Information Exposure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.