CVE-2014-0496
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x before 11.0.06 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 40% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
Affected products
adobe: acrobat; apple: mac os x; microsoft: windows
References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb14-01.html Vendor Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb14-01.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199 Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014… US Government Resource