CVE-2021-40728 in the critical feed json
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Use After Free Arbitrary Code Execution
published 2021-10-15 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-27893
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 54.6%
- EPSS 54.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
54.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-104.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-40728
- NVD CVE-2021-40728
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