CVE-2021-28562CWE-416

Adobe Acrobat Reader use-after-free could lead to arbitrary code execution

High · published June 28, 2021

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability when executing search queries through Javascript. 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
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05117 · 92.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2021-06-28T13:45Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JUN 13:45Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader use-after-free could lead to arbitrary code execution
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