CVE-2021-28640

Published: Aug 20, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.3 / Impact: 5.9

Source: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability. An authenticated 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.

Affected (6)

Products: Adobe: Acrobat Dc, Acrobat Reader Dc

Adobe

2 products

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader Dc

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Dc	17.011.30059 ≤ version ≤ 17.011.30197
Adobe Acrobat Dc	20.001.30005 ≤ version ≤ 20.004.30005
Adobe Acrobat Dc	15.008.20082 ≤ version ≤ 21.005.20054
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	17.011.30059 ≤ version ≤ 17.011.30197
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	20.001.30005 ≤ version ≤ 20.004.30005
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc	15.008.20082 ≤ version ≤ 21.005.20054

Related CWEs

CWE-416

Use After Free

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (2)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html

Source: psirt@adobe.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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