CVE-2021-42721

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Acrobat Bridge versions 11.1.1 and earlier are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions 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.

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-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 16, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-42721: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix