CVE-2021-44714
LOWEPSS 83th pctlDescription
Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles that could lead to a Security feature bypass. Acrobat Reader DC displays a warning message when a user clicks on a PDF file, which could be used by an attacker to mislead the user. In affected versions, this warning message does not include custom protocols when used by the sender. User interaction is required to abuse this vulnerability as they would need to click 'allow' on the warning message of a malicious file.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-29320 | High | 7.8 | 5.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-28244 | Medium | 6.3 | 3.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-28583 | High | 7.5 | 1.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-6032 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-36061 | Medium | 5.4 | 1.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-15611 | Medium | 4.9 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-44714?
No published fix for CVE-2021-44714 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2021-44714 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-44714 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-44714?
CVE-2021-44714 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.5, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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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 2024-11-21.