What is CVE-2023-44365?

CVE-2023-44365 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-44365?

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

Is CVE-2023-44365 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2023-44365

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.006.20360 (and earlier) and 20.005.30524 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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.

EPSS: 0.020 (79.2th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44365?: CVE-2023-44365 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-44365?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-44365 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.