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CVE-2021-40731

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 8.00% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-10-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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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-2021-40731
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
8.00%

Original NVD Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability when parsing a crafted JPEG2000 file, which 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.