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CVE-2014-0546

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-05-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2014-08-12
  • Fixed in11.0.08 · 10.1.11

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2014-08-1221:55CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-05-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-05-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-05-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-11-2115:45SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe acrobatversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0≥ 11.0, < 11.0.0811.0.08
10.x≥ 10.0, < 10.1.1110.1.11
Adobe acrobat readerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0≥ 11.0, < 11.0.0811.0.08
10.x≥ 10.0, < 10.1.1110.1.11

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Adobe acrobat to 11.0.08 · 10.1.11
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-06-15

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-05-25
Patch Due Date
2022-06-15
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2014-08-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0546?

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.

Is CVE-2014-0546 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2014-0546 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0546?

CVE-2014-0546 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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