CVE-2019-16463

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 19, 2019 at 03:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat DCAcrobat ReaderAcrobat· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 5%

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Acrobat DC · Adobe

95%

15.006.30060 ≤ v < 15.006.3050815.008.20082 ≤ v < 19.021.2005817.011.30059 ≤ v < 17.011.30156

Affected range stops below 15.006.30508, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.011.30156, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 19.021.20058, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Acrobat · Adobe

60%

v ≤ 2019.021.20056

Acrobat Reader · Adobe

60%

v ≤ 2019.021.20056

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

macOS · Apple

95%

Windows · Microsoft

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-119

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