Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21608)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2023-10-10 · CVE-2023-21608
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for code execution in the context of the current user. CISA added CVE-2023-21608 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct 10, 2023, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Oct 31, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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