CVE-2019-8045 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 16% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2017.011.30143 and earlier, 2015.006.30497 and earlier, and 2015.006.30498 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 16.02% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-08-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat dc |
| adobe | acrobat reader dc |
| apple | macos |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for Windows - free() of Uninitialized Pointer due to Malformed JBIG2Globals Stream | 2019-08-15 |
References
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