CVE-2021-28562 is a Use After Free vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.001.20150 and earlier, 2020.001.30020 and earlier, and 2017.011.30194 and earlier, impacting Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2017.011.30194CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2020.001.30020CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2021.001.20150CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.008.20082, <= 21.001.20150CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.008.20082, <= 21.001.20150CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.