Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30441/23.001.20093 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30441/23.001.20093. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-26395. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30441/23.001.20093 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 (and earlier) and 20.005.30441 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.

The weakness was shared 04/13/2023 as apsb23-24. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-26395 since 02/22/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-30215). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/22/2023 🔍
04/13/2023 +49 days 🔍
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11/09/2025 +941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-24
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-26395 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-26395
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225709
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2023 08:52
Updated: 11/09/2025 19:06
Changes: 04/13/2023 08:52 (50), 11/09/2025 19:06 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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