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CVE-2017-11240

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, 11.0.22 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 11.0.0 through 11.0.22
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.006.30355 before 15.006.30392; from 17.012.20098 before 18.009.20044 — fixed in 15.006.30392, 18.009.20044
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 11.0.0 through 11.0.22
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.006.30355 before 15.006.30392; from 17.012.20098 before 18.009.20044 — fixed in 15.006.30392, 18.009.20044

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Acrobat DC 15.006.30392, 18.009.20044; Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.006.30392, 18.009.20044. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html

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