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Security incident · CVE-2025-43576

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 con

Published Jun 10, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Adobe Acrobat Reader

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43576. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.55%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Adobe Acrobat Reader 0 ≤25.001.20521

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Adobe Acrobat Reader 0 ≤25.001.205210 ≤25.001.20521

How to fix CVE-2025-43576

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43576. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Adobe Acrobat Reader 0 ≤25.001.20521 0 ≤25.001.20521. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.55%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43576

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43576

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-17821

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.