CVE-2021-28561 HIGH

CVE-2021-28561: Adobe Acrobat Reader memory corruption vulnerability could lead to remote code execution

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-787
Published September 2, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by a memory corruption vulnerability. An unauthenticated 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 2, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated