VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-21608

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability59.43%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2023-01-18

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Adobe / Acrobat and Reader

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (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.

Weakness classification

psirt@adobe.com: CWE-416

Primary references

psirt@adobe.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource