What is CVE-2021-28562?

CVE-2021-28562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-28562?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-28562 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat Reader

CVE-2021-28562

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability when executing search queries through Javascript. An unauthentic…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.229 (96.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-29.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28562?: CVE-2021-28562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-28562?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-28562 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.