CVE-2021-40728

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the GetURL function on a global object window that could result in 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.

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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-416

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AdobeAcrobat Reader>= unspecified, <= 21.007.20095; >= unspecified, <= 21.007.20096; >= unspecified, <= 20.004.30015; >= unspecified, <= 17.011.30202

References

Timeline

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

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CVE-2021-40728: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix