CVE-2021-40726 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC AcroForm Field Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2021-10-0715:07:03

CWE-416

adobe

www.cve.org

adobe acrobat reader

use-after-free

remote code execution

vulnerability

user interaction

acroform field

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

EPSS

0.01

Percentile

83.7%

JSON

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 field 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.

CNA Affected

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  {
    "product": "Acrobat Reader",
    "vendor": "Adobe",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2020.004.30006",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2017.011.30199",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2021.005.20060",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "None",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]