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High · 7.8 CVE-2023-21612 EUVD-2023-25779GHSA-544p-pxvx-hqq5

Adobe Acrobat Reader Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions Privilege escalation

Published Jan 18, 2023 · Updated Mar 5, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe Acrobat Reader unspecified – ≤ 20.005.30418, unspecified – ≤ 22.003.20282, unspecified – ≤ 22.003.20281, unspecified – ≤ None —

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