CVE-2023-21608

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published1/18/2023

Last Modified10/23/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorAdobe

ProductAcrobat and Reader

Vulnerability NameAdobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2023-10-10

Remediation Due Date2023-10-31

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

adobe:acrobatadobe:acrobat_dcadobe:acrobat_readeradobe:acrobat_reader_dcapple:macosmicrosoft:windows

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html(psirt@adobe.com)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-21608(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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