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CVE-2021-40728

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CVE-2021-40728

Published: Oct 15, 2021

Modified: Apr 23, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Adobe

Acrobat Reader

affected
unspecified - <= 21.007.20095
affected
unspecified - <= 21.007.20096
affected
unspecified - <= 20.004.30015
affected
unspecified - <= 17.011.30202

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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