CVE-2023-29320

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

Published Aug 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 6.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-32895 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
May 28, 2026, 7:14 PM
Reserved
Apr 4, 2023, 8:46 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 10, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:49 AM