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.
Published: 2021-10-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 45.5% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Dc Acrobat Reader Acrobat Reader Dc
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-23T19:24:59.731Z

Reserved: 2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40728

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:51:06.587Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-15T15:15:08.817

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:39.137

Link: CVE-2021-40728

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