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CVE-2014-0568

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The NtSetInformationFile system call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via an NTFS junction attack.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.1, 10.1.1 (+19)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.1, 10.1.1 (+19)

References

• http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69828
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030853
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=94
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96000
• http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69828
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030853
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=94
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96000

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