CVE-2023-26396

moderate-risk
Published 2023-04-12

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 (and earlier) and 20.005.30441 (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.

Do I need to act?

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2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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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 (2)

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-24.html
Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-24.html
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low