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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
AnalysisAI
Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365 and 26.001.21651 and earlier exposes sensitive memory contents to an attacker who can deliver a malicious PDF to a victim. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R) confirms low complexity with no privilege prerequisite, but requires local file execution - the victim must open the crafted document. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the victim to actively open a specially crafted PDF file in an affected version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (24.001.30365 or 26.001.21651 and earlier) on their local machine - this is the UI:R condition confirmed by the CVSS vector. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | CVSS 5.5 Medium is calibrated appropriately for this vulnerability class. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker crafts a malicious PDF containing structures designed to trigger an out-of-bounds read in Acrobat Reader's parsing engine, then delivers it to a target via phishing email or a compromised download link. When the victim opens the file in an affected Acrobat Reader version, the OOB read leaks adjacent memory contents - potentially including heap data such as pointers, keys, or document content - back to the attacker through a rendering side-channel or embedded callback. … |
| Remediation | Patch available per vendor advisory APSB26-63 at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-63.html - update Acrobat Reader to the version specified in that bulletin as the fixed release; exact patched version numbers were not included in the available intelligence and should be confirmed directly from the Adobe advisory before deploying. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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