CVE-2023-21608 (GCVE-0-2023-21608)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-01-18 00:00
Modified
2025-10-21 23:15
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free ()
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader |
Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < Version: unspecified < |
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2023-10-10
Due date: 2023-10-31
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21608
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