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CVE-2025-27159: Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30225, 20.005.30748, 25.001.20428 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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 file.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 20.001.30002 before 20.005.30763; from 24.0.0 before 24.001.30235 — fixed in 20.005.30763, 24.001.30235
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.008.20082 before 25.001.20432 — fixed in 25.001.20432
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 20.001.30002 before 20.005.30763 — fixed in 20.005.30763
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.008.20082 before 25.001.20432 — fixed in 25.001.20432

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Acrobat for Edge 20.005.30763, 24.001.30235; Adobe Acrobat DC 25.001.20432; Adobe Acrobat Reader 20.005.30763; Adobe Acrobat Reader 25.001.20432. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-14.html

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