Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the CoolType library. 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.
Exploits (1)
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
0.1176
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
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-787
Status
published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat
17.011.30056 - 17.011.30188
adobe/acrobat_dc
20.006.20042 - 20.013.20074
adobe/acrobat_reader
17.011.30059 - 17.011.30188
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
20.006.20042 - 20.013.20074
Published
Sep 02, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026