CVE-2023-26369
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-26369 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-14) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows for code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader allows for code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Adobe Acrobat and Reader are at risk of exploitation.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Users should update to the latest versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 93% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-26369: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-09-14
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