CVE-2021-21041
HIGHAdobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC < 20.013.20074 and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader 17.0-17.011.30188 - Use-After-Free
Title source: llmDescription
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a 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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0296
EPSS Percentile
85.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat
17.0 - 17.011.30188
adobe/acrobat_dc
< 20.013.20074
adobe/acrobat_reader
17.0 - 17.011.30188
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 20.013.20074
Published
Feb 11, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026