VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-49535

CVSS score6.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-12-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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