The NtSetInformationFile system call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via an NTFS junction attack
Published Sep 17, 2014
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.12%
Description
The NtSetInformationFile system call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via an NTFS junction attack.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.1
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
- 10.1.4
- 10.1.5
- 10.1.6
- 10.1.7
- 10.1.8
- 10.1.9
- 10.1.10
- 10.1.11
- 11.0
- 11.0.1
- 11.0.2
- 11.0.3
- 11.0.4
- 11.0.5
- 11.0.6
- 11.0.7
- 11.0.8
Configuration 2
- 10.0
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.1
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
- 10.1.4
- 10.1.5
- 10.1.6
- 10.1.7
- 10.1.8
- 10.1.9
- 10.1.10
- 10.1.11
- 11.0
- 11.0.1
- 11.0.2
- 11.0.3
- 11.0.4
- 11.0.5
- 11.0.6
- 11.0.7
- 11.0.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04122) | 90.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04122) | 89.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 6.36% (0.06357) | 89.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.94% (0.04938) | 88.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01305) | 86.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01305) | 85.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01305) | 83.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 61.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 60.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 58.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 35.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69828 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030853 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=94 x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96000 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69828 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030853 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=94 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96000 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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