CVE-2023-29299CWE-426

Adobe Acrobat Reader Untrusted Search Path Application denial-of-service

Medium · published August 10, 2023

CVSS v3.1
4.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00413 · 34.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-426 · Untrusted Search Path
Published
2023-08-10T13:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 AUG 13:17Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader Untrusted Search Path Application denial-of-service
    cvelistv5