{
  "id": "CVE-2023-26369",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2023-26369",
  "published": "2023-09-13T09:15:13.007Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T05:43:11.170Z",
  "score": 7.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "adobe.com",
  "epss": 0.06746,
  "epss_percentile": 0.93785,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-09-14",
    "due": "2023-10-05",
    "action": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-34.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26369"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Adobe"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Adobe Acrobat Reader"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-787"
  ],
  "description": "Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20284 (and earlier), 20.005.30516 (and earlier) and 20.005.30514 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-34.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-26369",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26369",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}