CVE-2023-38224 HIGH

CVE-2023-38224: ZDI-CAN-21122: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-416
Published August 10, 2023
Last update February 27, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 10, 2023 CVE published
February 27, 2025 Record updated