CVE-2014-0546

adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat reader

Published 12 Aug 2014 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.8 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-19.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1030711 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199 · Issue Tracking
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0546 · US Government Resource