Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2021-40730

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 a use-after-free that allow a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPG2000 images.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.038 (88.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40730?
CVE-2021-40730 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-40730?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.