CVE-2021-39860
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Search Plugin Null Pointer Dereference
Acrobat Pro DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive user memory. 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Search Plugin Null Pointer Dereference
Acrobat Pro DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive user memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
CVE-2021-39860- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26217
Acrobat Pro DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive user memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-26217- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjq9-22v5-hcw9No score
Acrobat Pro DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011...
Acrobat Pro DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive user memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
GHSA-fjq9-22v5-hcw9- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Acrobat Pro DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive user memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
CVE-2021-39860- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-39860 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Adobe Acrobat, published September 29, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.42%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.