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CVE-2025-27160:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Use After Free vulnerability (CVE-2025-27160) was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30225, 20.005.30748, 25.001.20428 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 11, 2025, and affects both Windows and macOS versions of the software (NVD, ZDI).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists within the handling of Annotation objects and stems from the lack of validation for object existence prior to performing operations. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The flaw is classified as CWE-416 (Use After Free) (NVD, ZDI).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The attack requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file (NVD, Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat and Reader (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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