CVE-2021-39840

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

CVE-2021-39840 is fixed in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on 1 platform by Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.007.20091 (version 21.007.20091), released September 9, 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
0.6080
99th percentile

Acrobat 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 AcroForms 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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.007.20091 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21.007.20091 Sep 9, 2021

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