CVE-2023-21611: Adobe Acrobat Reader Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions Privilege escalation

First published: Wed Jan 18 2023(Updated: )

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Credit: psirt@adobe.com

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