CVE-2021-40724

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Acrobat Reader for Android versions 21.8.0 (and earlier) are affected by a Path traversal 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Reader Mobile	>= unspecified, <= 21.8.0; >= unspecified, <= None

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader-mobile/apsb21-89.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader-mobile/apsb21-89.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 15, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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