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CVE-2023-38233

HIGH
Published 2023-08-10T13:17:41.778Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.046
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 4.6% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.887
Higher than 88.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Adobe

Acrobat Reader

Affected Versions:

0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-qgqg-6vvm-pvgr

Advisory Details

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (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 Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38233
WEB https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: August 10, 2023, Modified: April 4, 2024

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html
Published: 2023-08-10T13:17:41.778Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-02T17:30:14.217Z
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