High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21796
CVE-2021-21796
Description
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of Nitro Pro PDF. A specially crafted document can cause an object containing the path to a document to be destroyed and then later reused, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability, which can lead to code execution under the context of the application. An attacker can convince a user to open a document to trigger this vulnerability.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_pro:13.31.0.605:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_pro:13.31.0.605:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_pro:13.33.2.645:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Nitro Pro PDF/Nitro Pro PDFdescription
Patches
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References
1- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1265nvdExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
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