CVE-2021-28564
high-risk
Published 2021-09-02
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability within the ImageTool component. 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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31.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 69% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (4)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
16/34 · Moderate
Exposure
10/34 · Low