title: Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution
description: 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.
problem types: Use After Free (CWE-416)
affected:
{
vendor: Adobe
product: Acrobat Reader
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: 2020.001.30020, status: affected, versionType: custom
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: 2021.001.20150, status: affected, versionType: custom
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: 2017.011.30194, status: affected, versionType: custom
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
version: 3.0
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: CHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 9.6
baseSeverity: CRITICAL
]