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CVE-2019-8166

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2019 at 08:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:41 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat DCAcrobat ReaderAcrobat· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have a buffer overrun 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 < 15.006.3050415.008.20082 ≤ v < 19.021.2004717.011.30059 ≤ v < 17.011.30150
Affected range stops below 15.006.30504, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.011.30150, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.021.20047, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Acrobat· Adobe
60%
v ≤ 2019.012.20040
Acrobat Reader· Adobe
60%
v ≤ 2019.012.20040

Runs on — not affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-49.html

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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