CVE-2021-39840CWE-416

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC AcroForm Field Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published September 29, 2021

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it high at 7.8. It sits in the 98.9th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
51%
Percentile
98.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability when processing AcroForms that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.50626 · 98.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2021-09-29T15:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 SEP 15:37Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader DC AcroForm Field Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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