High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-39836
CVE-2021-39836
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroForm buttonGetIcon action 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.
Affected products
2- Range: <=2021.005.20060, <=2020.004.30006, <=2017.011.30199
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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