What is CVE-2023-26419?

CVE-2023-26419 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-26419?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2023-26419

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 (and earlier) and 20.005.30441 (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.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.027 (84.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat_dc
Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions unspecified
Adobe Acrobat_reader
Adobe Acrobat_reader_dc
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

psirt@adobe.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26419?: CVE-2023-26419 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-26419?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.