CVE-2023-26369

HIGH CISA KEV EPSS 93.4%
Published Sep 13, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 13, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
KEV Listed Sep 14, 2023 2y ago
KEV Due Oct 5, 2023 1004d overdue

Description

Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20284 (and earlier), 20.005.30516 (and earlier) and 20.005.30514 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

CISA Known Exploited Overdue 1004d
Added
Sep 14, 2023
Due
Oct 5, 2023

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS Exploit Probability
93.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Actively Exploited (KEV)
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
adobeacrobat*≥20.001.3005  –  <20.005.30524
adobeacrobat_dc*≥15.007.20033  –  <23.006.20320
adobeacrobat_reader*≥20.001.3005  –  <20.005.30524
adobeacrobat_reader_dc*≥15.007.20033  –  <23.006.20320
applemacos*any
microsoftwindows*any

References 2

  • helpx.adobe.com https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-34.html
    Vendor Advisory
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-26369
    Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.