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CVE-2014-0546: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2014-0546
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows allow attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Adobeproduct: Adobe Reader and AcrobatRemote code execution
What
Attackers can bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, allowing execution of native code in a privileged context.
Who is affected
Users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-05-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0546

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2014-0546coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Adobe Reader and

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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