Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-39859
CVE-2021-39859
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 that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=17.011.30180,<17.011.30202
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.007.20033,<=21.005.20060
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=17.011.30180,<17.011.30202
- (no CPE)range: 0
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.007.20033,<=21.005.20060
- (no CPE)range: <=2021.005.20060, <=2020.004.30006, <=2017.011.30199
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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