High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21045
CVE-2021-21045
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges in the context of the current user.
Affected products
6<=2020.013.20074, <=2020.001.30018, <=2017.011.30188+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2020.013.20074, <=2020.001.30018, <=2017.011.30188
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=20.013.20074
unspecified+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=17.0,<=17.011.30188
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=20.013.20074
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=17.0,<=17.011.30188
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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