CVE-2021-40724 HIGH

CVE-2021-40724: Adobe Acrobat Reader Android Abritrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Reader Mobile
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published October 15, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Acrobat Reader for Android versions 21.8.0 (and earlier) are affected by a Path traversal 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

October 15, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated