CVE-2024-49535

Acrobat Reader | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS Score

Published: December 10, 2024 at 07:54 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:59 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat ReaderAcrobatAcrobat DC· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity

MEDIUM6.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that allows an attacker to provide malicious XML input containing a reference to an external entity, potentially leading to unauthorized read access outside the Acrobat sandbox. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must process a malicious XML document.

Affected

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

Acrobat · Adobe

95%

20.001.30002 ≤ v < 20.005.3074824.0.0 ≤ v < 24.001.30225

Affected range stops below 20.005.30748, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 24.001.30225, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Acrobat DC · Adobe

95%

v < 24.005.20320

Affected range stops below 24.005.20320, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Acrobat Reader · Adobe

95%

v ≤ 20.005.3071020.001.30002 ≤ v < 20.005.30748

Affected range stops below 20.005.30748, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

apple-macos (environment) · 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.

macOS · Apple

95%

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

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-92.html

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-92.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.3MEDIUMadobe

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-611

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