What is CVE-2025-27158?

CVE-2025-27158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-27158?

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

Is CVE-2025-27158 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-2025-27158

Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30225, 20.005.30748, 25.001.20428 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…

EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th 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, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27158?: CVE-2025-27158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-27158?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-27158 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.