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CVE-2021-39842

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 17.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-09-29 · 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-2021-39842
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
17.35%

Original NVD 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 result in 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.