CVE-2021-21796
HIGHNitro Pro PDF - Use-After-Free via JavaScript Document Path Handling
Title source: llmDescription
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of Nitro Pro PDF. A specially crafted document can cause an object containing the path to a document to be destroyed and then later reused, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability, which can lead to code execution under the context of the application. An attacker can convince a user to open a document to trigger this vulnerability.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1265
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.1578
EPSS Percentile
96.5%
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 (2)
gonitro/nitro_pro
13.31.0.605
gonitro/nitro_pro
13.33.2.645
Published
Oct 18, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026