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CVE-2023-21608

HIGH 7.8 ⚠️ CISA KEV

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC resetForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-416
Vendor adobe
Product acrobat reader
Ecosystems
Industries
TechnologyMedia
Published Jan 18, 2023
Last Updated Oct 21, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

Adobe / Acrobat Reader
unspecified ≤ 20.005.30418 unspecified ≤ 22.003.20282 unspecified ≤ 22.003.20281 unspecified ≤ None

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
helpx.adobe.com: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html cisa.gov: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-21608