Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 25.001.20672 violation of secure design principles

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 25.001.20672 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to violation of secure design principles. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-54255. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 25.001.20672 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a violation of secure design principles vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-657. The product violates well-established principles for secure design. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-54255 since 07/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/02/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 264633 (Adobe Acrobat < 20.005.30791 / 24.001.30264 / 25.001.20693 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-85) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (264633). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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Class: Violation of secure design principles
CWE: CWE-657
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 264633
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 20.005.30791 / 24.001.30264 / 25.001.20693 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-85) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/17/2025 CVE reserved
09/09/2025 +54 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/02/2025 +23 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-85
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54255 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54255
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323375

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2025 23:04
Updated: 10/02/2025 17:01
Changes: 09/09/2025 23:04 (63), 09/13/2025 10:40 (2), 09/15/2025 16:33 (10), 10/02/2025 17:01 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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