CVE-2023-44365 HIGH

CVE-2023-44365: ZDI-CAN-21931: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-824
Published November 16, 2023
Last update December 16, 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 23.006.20360 (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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 16, 2023 CVE published
December 16, 2025 Record updated