CVE-2021-28639

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC setAction Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2021-28639 is fixed in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on 1 platform by Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.005.20058 (version 21.005.20058), released June 27, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.6605
99th percentile

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an 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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.005.20058 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.005.20058 Jun 27, 2021

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