CVE-2021-28552CWE-416

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC XFA Template Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published August 24, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20155 (and earlier), 2020.001.30025 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30196 (and earlier) are affected by an Use After Free vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04709 · 91.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2021-08-24T17:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 AUG 17:50Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader DC XFA Template Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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