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CVE-2021-40697: Adobe FrameMaker PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% 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-125

Description

Adobe Framemaker versions 2019 Update 8 (and earlier) and 2020 Release Update 2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious 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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