High severity · published Jan 18, 2023
CVE-2023-21611
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
20.001.30005 through 20.005.30418 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
15.008.20082 through 22.003.20282; 15.008.20082 through 22.003.20281 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
20.001.30005 through 20.005.30418 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
15.008.20082 through 22.003.20282; 15.008.20082 through 22.003.20281 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21611
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21611
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html
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