CVE-2023-29299

Adobe Acrobat Reader Untrusted Search Path Application denial-of-service

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS Score

Published: August 10, 2023 at 01:17 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:49 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat ReaderAcrobatAcrobat DC· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity

MEDIUM4.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could lead to Application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability if the default PowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy is set to Unrestricted, making the attack complexity high. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected

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

Acrobat · Adobe

95%

20.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.005.30516.1051620.001.30005 ≤ v < 20.005.30514.10514

Affected range stops below 20.005.30514.10514, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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

Acrobat DC · Adobe

95%

15.008.20082 ≤ v < 23.003.20269

Affected range stops below 23.003.20269, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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

Acrobat Reader · Adobe

95%

v ≤ 23.003.2024420.001.30005 ≤ v < 20.005.30514.1051420.001.30005 ≤ v < 20.005.30516.10516

Affected range stops below 20.005.30514.10514, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 20.005.30516.10516, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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

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/apsb23-30.html

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryRelease Notes

Source: [email protected]

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.7MEDIUMadobe

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-426

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