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CVE-2021-21045: Acrobat Reader DC Improper Installer Access Control Vulnerability Could Lead To Privilege Escalation

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

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

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 17.0 through 17.011.30188; from 20.0 through 20.001.30018
• Adobe Acrobat DC: through 20.013.20074
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 17.0 through 17.011.30188; from 20.0 through 20.001.300183
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 20.013.20074

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html

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