CVE-2025-54255 json
Acrobat Reader | Violation of Secure Design Principles (CWE-657)
published 2025-09-09 13 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-27463
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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 impacting integrity. An attacker does not have to be authenticated. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, and scope is unchanged.
Patch / fix
- adobe acrobat 20.005.30791, 20.005.30793, 24.001.30264
- adobe acrobat_dc 25.001.20693
- adobe acrobat_reader_dc 25.001.20693
- adobe acrobat_reader 20.005.30791
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-657 Violation of Secure Design Principles
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-85.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-54255
- NVD CVE-2025-54255
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