CVE DATABASE / CVE-2014-0546
CVE-2014-0546
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-05-25.
Federal remediation due 2022-06-15.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via unspecified vectors.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Affected products
Adobe acrobatAdobe acrobat readerMicrosoft windows
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References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-19.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030711
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0546
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.