Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2021 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2021-40724Adobe Acrobat Reader Android Abritrary Code Execution Vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Reader Mobile from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.6% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Reader Mobile | unspecified – through 21.8.0unspecified – through None |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H