High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-28642
CVE-2021-28642
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds write 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.
Affected products
2- Range: <=2021.005.20054, <=2020.004.30005, <=2017.011.30197
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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