CVE-2021-40725CWE-416

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

High · published October 7, 2021

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.5
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 AcroForm listbox 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
0.05285 · 92.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2021-10-07T15:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 OCT 15:07Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader DC AcroForm listbox Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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