High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-40724
CVE-2021-40724
Description
Acrobat Reader for Android versions 21.8.0 (and earlier) are affected by a Path traversal 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
3cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=21.8.0
- (no CPE)range: <=21.8.0
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader-mobile/apsb21-89.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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