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CVE-2021-28640

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.

  • Published: Aug 20, 2021
  • Updated: May 4, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-28640
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc 17.011.30059 17.011.30197.x
adobe / acrobat_dc 17.011.30059 17.011.30197.x
adobe / acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20054.x
adobe / acrobat_dc 20.001.30005 20.004.30005.x
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 21.005.20054.x
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc 20.001.30005 20.004.30005.x