CVE-2023-26419
Published: 12 April 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-26419 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 46.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 and earlier, along with versions 20.005.30441 and earlier, contain a Use After Free vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-26419. The flaw can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8.
An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a malicious file that the victim must open; successful exploitation grants code execution without requiring additional privileges beyond the user's own context.
Adobe's advisory APSB23-24 addresses the vulnerability and directs users to apply the updates released for the affected Acrobat Reader versions.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0735 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0024, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-30239
Vulnerability details
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 (and earlier) and 20.005.30441 (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…
more
in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.