CVE-2021-40728: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected…

PriorityP357high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

53.53%

98.9th percentile

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the GetURL function on a global object window that could result in 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.

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
adobe	acrobat	17.011.30158 – 17.011.30202	—
adobe	acrobat	20.001.30005 – 20.004.30015	—
adobe	acrobat_dc	15.008.20082 – 21.007.20095	—
adobe	acrobat_dc	15.008.20082 – 21.007.20096	—
adobe	acrobat_reader	17.011.30158 – 17.011.30202	—
adobe	acrobat_reader	20.001.30005 – 20.004.30015	—
adobe	acrobat_reader	unspecified – 21.007.20095	—
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	15.008.20082 – 21.007.20095	—
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	15.008.20082 – 21.007.20096	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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