What is CVE-2025-54257?

CVE-2025-54257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-54257?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-54257 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

CVE-2025-54257

Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30254, 20.005.30774, 25.001.20672 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 requir…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54257?: CVE-2025-54257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-54257?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-54257 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.