How severe is CVE-2014-0546?

CVE-2014-0546 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 22.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2014-0546: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-05-25

Remediation due

2022-06-15

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0546

Description

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
-	-	n/a

References

2 Links

Vulnerability databases

1030711

Other references

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-19.html

Record Details

Published

2014-08-12

Last updated

2025-11-21

Assigner (CNA)

adobe

Credited to

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