CVE-2021-28550
Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution
Basic Information
- CVE State
- PUBLISHED
- Reserved Date
- March 16, 2021
- Published Date
- September 02, 2021
- Last Updated
- February 04, 2025
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Acrobat Reader
- Description
- Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (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.
- Tags
- Exploitation
- active
- Technical Impact
- total
- Exploited in the Wild
- Yes (2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
cisa
CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.0
9.6 - CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC Information
Exploit Status
Known Exploited Vulnerability Information
| Source | Added Date |
|---|---|
| CISA | 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC |
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