Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-29299
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could lead to Application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability if the default PowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy is set to Unrestricted, making the attack complexity high. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html (vendor-advisory, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-29299?
- CVE-2023-29299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29299?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.