CVE-2021-39855: Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by an…

PriorityP434medium6.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN

EPSS

2.36%

82.0th percentile

Acrobat Reader DC ActiveX Control versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to obtain NTLMv2 credentials. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a maliciously crafted Microsoft Office file, or visit an attacker controlled web page.

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
adobe	acrobat	17.011.30059 – 17.011.30199	—
adobe	acrobat	20.001.30005 – 20.004.30006	—
adobe	acrobat_dc	15.008.20082 – 21.005.20058	—
adobe	acrobat_dc	15.008.20082 – 21.005.20060	—
adobe	acrobat_reader	17.011.30059 – 17.011.30199	—
adobe	acrobat_reader	20.001.30005 – 20.004.30006	—
adobe	acrobat_reader	unspecified – 2020.004.30006	—
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	15.008.20082 – 21.005.20058	—
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	15.008.20082 – 21.005.20060	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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