CVE-2014-0546

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: August 12, 2014 at 09:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat ReaderAcrobat· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploitation

CISA KEV

Exploit prediction

EPSS 22%

SSVC

Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score22.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 22.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows allow attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware Use

Unknown

Added to KEV

May 25, 2022

Remediation Due

Jun 15, 2022

1595 days overdue

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Acrobat · Adobe

95%

10.0 ≤ v < 10.1.1111.0 ≤ v < 11.0.08

Affected range stops below 10.1.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.0.08, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

microsoft-windows (environment)

Acrobat Reader · Adobe

95%

10.0 ≤ v < 10.1.1111.0 ≤ v < 11.0.08

Affected range stops below 10.1.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.0.08, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Windows · Microsoft

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

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

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030711

Issue Tracking

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199

US Government Resource

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0546

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

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