CVE-2023-29299
Adobe Acrobat Reader Untrusted Search Path Application denial-of-service
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.7 Medium
- Published
- Aug 10, 2023
- Updated
- May 28, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 4, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Acrobat ReaderAdobe |
|
References
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