CVE-2021-28554CWE-125

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Path Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read could lead to arbitrary code execution

High · published August 24, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
46%
Percentile
98.8
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 Out-of-bounds Read 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
0.46031 · 98.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2021-08-24T17:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 AUG 17:50Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Path Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read could lead to arbitrary code execution
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