Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Type Confusion vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code 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
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.1219
EPSS Percentile
93.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-843
Status
published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat
20.001.30005 - 20.004.30006
adobe/acrobat_dc
15.008.20082 - 21.005.20058
adobe/acrobat_reader
20.001.30005 - 20.004.30006
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
15.008.20082 - 21.005.20058
Published
Sep 29, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026