# CVE-2023-21608

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2023-21608
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2023-10-10; CISA due date 2023-10-31
- EPSS: 59.43% (percentile 99.1)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 2 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2023-01-30)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-416
- Published: 2023-01-18

## Affected versions

- Adobe Acrobat Reader: affected <= 20.005.30418; <= 22.003.20282; <= 22.003.20281; <= None

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-21608

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