High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-21612
CVE-2023-21612
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
2<=22.003.20282, <=22.003.20281, <=20.005.30418+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=22.003.20282, <=22.003.20281, <=20.005.30418
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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