CVE-2025-54255 (GCVE-0-2025-54255)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-09 20:10
Modified
2025-09-09 20:17
Severity ?
4.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-657 - Violation of Secure Design Principles ()
Summary
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30254, 20.005.30774, 25.001.20672 and earlier are affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, and scope is unchanged.
References
psirt@adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-85.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Acrobat Reader Version: 0   ≤ 25.001.20672
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