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CVE-2021-39831: Adobe FrameMaker PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Adobe Framemaker versions 2019 Update 8 (and earlier) and 2020 Release Update 2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in 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 PDF file.

Affected products

• Adobe Framemaker: through 2019.0.8; from 2020.0.1 through 2020.0.2

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb21-74.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb21-74.html

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