CVE-2023-29320

ZDI-CAN-20712: Adobe Acrobat Blacklist Bypass Design flaw

CVE-2023-29320 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (64-bit) 23.003.20269, released August 1, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0596
93rd percentile

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Violation of Secure Design Principles vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user by bypassing the API blacklisting feature. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 23.003.20284 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 23.003.20284 Aug 19, 2023
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (64-bit) 23.003.20269 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (64-bit) 23.003.20269 Aug 1, 2023

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