CVE-2017-11221 is a critical type confusion vulnerability within the annotation functionality of Adobe Acrobat Reader, affecting multiple versions across various platforms including Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high EPSS and FAUCET scores suggest significant exploitability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and community discussion and media coverage are limited, with only one article from BleepingComputer mentioning it in the context of Adobe patches.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.011.00000, <= 17.011.30066CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30306CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.007.20033, <= 17.009.20058CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.011.00000, <= 17.011.30066CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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