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CVE-2021-21041

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 2.96% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-02-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2021-21041
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
2.96%

Original NVD Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free 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.

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