{
  "id": "CVE-2021-28550",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2021-28550",
  "published": "2021-09-02T17:15:08.500Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T03:46:30.967Z",
  "score": 8.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.51851,
  "epss_percentile": 0.98924,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2021-11-03",
    "due": "2021-11-17",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28550"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Adobe"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Adobe Acrobat Reader"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-416"
  ],
  "description": "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. 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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.8,
    "cvss_v30": 9.6
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-29.html",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-28550",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28550",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}