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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2021-21045

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.

  • Published: Feb 11, 2021
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-21045
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 9.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

OWASP TOP 10:

Software From Fixed in
adobe / acrobat 17.0 17.011.30188.x
adobe / acrobat 20.0 20.001.30018.x
adobe / acrobat_dc - 20.013.20074.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 17.0 17.011.30188.x
adobe / acrobat_reader 20.0 20.001.300183.x
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc - 20.013.20074.x