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CVE-2017-3118

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier has a security bypass vulnerability related to execution of malicious attachments.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 11.0.0 before 11.0.21 — fixed in 11.0.21
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.000.0000 before 15.006.30355; from 17.000.0000 through 17.011.30066; from 17.000.0000 before 17.012.20098 — fixed in 15.006.30355, 17.012.20098
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.000.0000 before 15.006.30355; from 17.000.0000 before 17.011.30066; from 17.000.0000 before 17.012.20098 — fixed in 15.006.30355, 17.011.30066, 17.012.20098
• Adobe Reader: from 11.0.0 before 11.0.21 — fixed in 11.0.21

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Acrobat for Edge 11.0.21; Adobe Acrobat DC 15.006.30355, 17.012.20098; Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.006.30355, 17.011.30066, 17.012.20098; Adobe Reader 11.0.21. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100189
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039098
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100189
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039098
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html

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