CVE-2023-21608

high-risk
Published 2023-01-18

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.

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80.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 19% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (3)

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html
Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 10/34 · Low