VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-21611

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
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

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 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation 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-379
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-668

Primary references