CVE-2021-40724
Adobe Acrobat Reader Android Abritrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Oct 15, 2021
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2021
Description
Acrobat Reader for Android versions 21.8.0 (and earlier) are affected by a Path traversal vulnerability. 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Reader MobileAdobe |
|
References
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