CVE-2021-21089
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC URI Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read
CVE-2021-21089 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published September 30, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to locally escalate privileges in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC URI Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to locally escalate privileges in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
CVE-2021-21089- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-8480
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to locally escalate privileges in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-8480- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4q2c-cjx7-rc9r No score
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier)...
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to locally escalate privileges in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
GHSA-4q2c-cjx7-rc9r- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to locally escalate privileges in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
CVE-2021-21089- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, published | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |