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CVE-2025-43576: Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 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 20.005.30774; from 24.0.0 before 24.001.30254 — fixed in 20.005.30774, 24.001.30254
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.008.20082 before 25.001.20531; from 15.008.20082 before 25.001.20529 — fixed in 25.001.20529, 25.001.20531
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 20.001.30002 before 20.005.30774 — fixed in 20.005.30774
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.008.20082 before 25.001.20531; from 15.008.20082 before 25.001.20529 — fixed in 25.001.20529, 25.001.20531

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Acrobat for Edge 20.005.30774, 24.001.30254; Adobe Acrobat DC 25.001.20529, 25.001.20531; Adobe Acrobat Reader 20.005.30774; Adobe Acrobat Reader 25.001.20529, 25.001.20531. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-57.html
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2170

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