high8.8Known exploited
CVE-2021-28550
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2021-11-03. Federal due date: 2021-11-17.
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Impact
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 Use After Free 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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Dc | from 15.008.20082 through 21.001.20150 from 15.008.20082 through 21.001.20149 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader Dc | from 15.008.20082 through 21.001.20150 from 15.008.20082 through 21.001.20149 |
| Adobe | Acrobat | from 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30194 from 20.001.30005 through 20.001.30020 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | from 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30194 from 20.001.30005 through 20.001.30020 |