Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-29299
CVE-2023-29299
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could lead to Application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability if the default PowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy is set to Unrestricted, making the attack complexity high. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=20.001.30005,<=20.005.30516.10516
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.008.20082,<23.003.20269
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=20.001.30005,<20.005.30516.10516
- (no CPE)range: <=23.003.20244, <=20.005.30467
- (no CPE)range: 0
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*Range: >=15.008.20082,<23.003.20269
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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