CVE-2023-38227

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 10, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-38227: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix