Description
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.
Published: 2026-07-17
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe acrobat Reader
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe acrobat Reader

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.
Title Acrobat Reader | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Adobe Acrobat Reader
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-21T02:04:47.898Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T15:28:38.141Z

Link: CVE-2026-48373

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-21T02:04:43.802Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-17T21:45:03Z

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