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CVE-2021-21057

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6 EPSS 1.09% Public Exploit

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2021-21057
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.6
EPSS
1.09%

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 null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service 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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