Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30763/24.001.30235/25.001.20521 use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30763/24.001.30235/25.001.20521. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-43576. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30763/24.001.30235/25.001.20521. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43576 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/11/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238099 (Adobe Reader < 20.005.30774 / 25.001.20529 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-57) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (238099) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-17821). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Document Reader Software

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• Adobe

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• Acrobat Reader

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• 20.005.30763
• 24.001.30235
• 25.001.20521

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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