---
id: "CVE-2014-0546"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2014-0546"]
title: "Adobe Reader and Acrobat: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 10.0
epss: 0.2233
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "Adobe Reader and Acrobat", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["acrobat", "adobe-reader", "exploited", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["non-windows-platform", "reader-not-installed"]
published_at: "2014-08-12T21:55:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2014-0546", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-0546", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0546", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# Adobe Reader and Acrobat: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows contain a sandbox bypass flaw that lets a crafted PDF break out of the protected sandbox. An attacker can then run native code with the privileges of the user.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Adobe Reader and Acrobat affected ? fixed ?

## How to check

Check the installed Adobe Reader or Acrobat version under Help > About; the affected and fixed versions are not stated in the sources.

## Fix

Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the current vendor-patched release, as CISA directs. Exact fixed version: unknown in the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2014-0546
- 2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-0546
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0546

## From the sources

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.

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