high7.8Known exploited
CVE-2023-21608
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2023-10-10. Federal due date: 2023-10-31.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Dc | from 15.008.20082 through 22.003.20282 from 15.008.20082 through 22.003.20281 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader Dc | from 15.008.20082 through 22.003.20282 from 15.008.20082 through 22.003.20281 |
| Adobe | Acrobat | from 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30418 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | from 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30418 |