Acrobat Reader UA-FREE <25.001.20521: possible arbitrary code exec
CVE-2025-43573 Published on June 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-43573 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2025-43573 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-43573
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Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Reader:- Before and including 25.001.20521 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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