CVE-2021-28551

High

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20155 (and earlier), 2020.001.30025 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30196 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds read 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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat Dc
PublishedAug 24, 2021
First seenAug 24, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobat_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.001.20150, 15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.001.20149—
adobe acrobat_reader_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.001.20150, 15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 21.001.20149—
adobe acrobat17.011.30180 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30194, 20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.001.30020—
adobe acrobat_reader17.011.30180 ≤ v ≤ 17.011.30194, 20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.001.30020—

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