Vulnerability Spotlight: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Collab review Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary: Cisco Talos disclosed a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2018.011.20040 that is triggered by specific JavaScript embedded in a PDF and fires only when the application is closed. The one method call needed to trigger it is privileged and callable only from trusted functions or a trusted location, but with careful memory manipulation the flaw can lead to arbitrary code execution, and Talos released Snort rules 47074 and 47075 to detect exploitation attempts.
What's compelling: Triggering it takes only a user opening a crafted file or visiting a malicious page, and Acrobat Reader is commonly the default PDF handler and a browser plugin - so the exploit path runs through routine document and web activity rather than anything unusual.
Read the original at Cisco Talos ↗
- Topics
- Malware
- Related
- ARTEX and beyond: AI-enabled penetration testing platforms Cyber Risks · Nov 13, 2026Fake GTA 6 download goes after Steam logins and crypto wallet data Cyber Risks · Nov 13, 2026Operation Endgame Takes Down Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC Servers, Seizes 6.4M Stolen Logins Cyber Risks · Nov 13, 2026