CVE-2021-40725: Adobe Acrobat DC

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 5.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability when processing AcroForm listbox that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 17.011.30059, up to and including 17.011.30199; from 20.001.30005, up to and including 20.004.30006; from 15.008.20082, up to and including 21.005.20058; from 15.008.20082, up to and including 21.005.20060
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: from 17.011.30059, up to and including 17.011.30199; from 20.001.30005, up to and including 20.004.30006; from 15.008.20082, up to and including 21.005.20058; from 15.008.20082, up to and including 21.005.20060

Published 2021-10-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.