CVE-2021-40726

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-40726
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-07 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:38:00 UTC
DescriptionAcrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability when processing AcroForm field that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe Security Bulletin MISC helpx.adobe.com
ZDI-21-1249 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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