VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-40725

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability5.29%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-10-07

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 use-after-free vulnerability when processing AcroForm listbox that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

Weakness classification

psirt@adobe.com: CWE-416

Primary references

psirt@adobe.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry