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Adobe Acrobat Reader: vulnerabilities and CVEs

Adobe Acrobat Reader has 1,085 published vulnerabilities, 13 of them in the last 12 months. 24 are rated critical and 21 are listed by CISA as actively exploited.

CVEs1,085
Last 12 months13
Critical24
Actively exploited21

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🔴 Actively exploited (CISA KEV)

CVESeverityEPSSActive exploitationPublishedDescription
CVE-2009-3459High (8.8)87%⚠ Active exploitationOct 13, 2009
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption, as…
CVE-2023-21608High (7.8)61%⚠ Active exploitationJan 18, 2023
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the…
CVE-2023-26369High (7.8)6.7%⚠ Active exploitationSep 13, 2023
Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20284 (and earlier), 20.005.30516 (and earlier) and 20.005.30514 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the…
CVE-2009-4324High (7.8)82%⚠ Active exploitationDec 15, 2009
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Doc.media.newPlayer method in Multimedia.api in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
CVE-2011-0609High (7.8)64%⚠ Active exploitationMar 15, 2011
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; 10.1.106.16 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR 2.5.1 and earlier; and Authplay.dll (aka…
CVE-2010-2883High (7.3)81%⚠ Active exploitationSep 9, 2010
Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service…
CVE-2009-1862High (7.8)21%⚠ Active exploitationJul 23, 2009
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.1.2, and Adobe Flash Player 9.x through 9.0.159.0 and 10.x through 10.0.22.87, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of…
CVE-2008-0655High (8.8)38%⚠ Active exploitationFeb 7, 2008
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
CVE-2011-2462Critical (9.8)89%⚠ Active exploitationDec 7, 2011
Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or…
CVE-2007-5659High (7.8)87%⚠ Active exploitationFeb 12, 2008
Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with long arguments to unspecified JavaScript methods. NOTE: this issue might be…
CVE-2014-0546Critical (9.8)22%⚠ Active exploitationAug 12, 2014
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via unspecified…
CVE-2013-2729Critical (9.8)67%⚠ Active exploitationMay 16, 2013
Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2727.
CVE-2009-0927High (8.8)97%⚠ Active exploitationMar 19, 2009
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the getIcon method of a Collab…
CVE-2011-0611High (8.8)99%⚠ Active exploitationApr 13, 2011
Adobe Flash Player before 10.2.154.27 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.2.156.12 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR before 2.6.19140; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader 9.x before…
CVE-2013-0640High (7.8)87%⚠ Active exploitationFeb 14, 2013
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, as…
CVE-2013-0641High (7.8)32%⚠ Active exploitationFeb 14, 2013
Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in…
CVE-2010-0188High (7.8)88%⚠ Active exploitationFeb 22, 2010
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
CVE-2008-2992High (7.8)98%⚠ Active exploitationNov 4, 2008
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that calls the util.printf JavaScript function with a crafted format string…
CVE-2013-3346Critical (9.8)79%⚠ Active exploitationAug 30, 2013
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different…
CVE-2021-28550High (8.8)52%⚠ Active exploitationSep 2, 2021
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage…

Latest vulnerabilities

CVESeverityEPSSActive exploitationPublishedDescription
CVE-2020-9713Medium (5.5)0.26%—Jun 23, 2026
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure…
CVE-2020-9711Medium (5.5)0.26%—Jun 23, 2026
Acrobat Reader versions 2020.009.20074, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171, 2015.006.30523 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could…
CVE-2020-9695High (7.8)0.26%—Jun 23, 2026
Acrobat Reader versions 2020.009.20074, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171, 2015.006.30523 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the…
CVE-2026-47961Medium (5.5)0.26%—Jun 9, 2026
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to…
CVE-2026-47959High (7.8)0.34%—Jun 9, 2026
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
CVE-2026-47914High (7.8)0.38%—Jun 9, 2026
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue…
CVE-2026-47913High (7.8)0.38%—Jun 9, 2026
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue…
CVE-2026-47912High (7.8)0.38%—Jun 9, 2026
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue…
CVE-2026-47911High (7.8)0.26%—Jun 9, 2026
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this…
CVE-2025-64899High (7.8)0.50%—Dec 9, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30264, 20.005.30793, 25.001.20982, 24.001.30273, 20.005.30803 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past…
CVE-2025-64787Low (3.3)0.45%—Dec 9, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30264, 20.005.30793, 25.001.20982, 24.001.30273, 20.005.30803 and earlier are affected by an Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability that could result in a Security…
CVE-2025-64786Low (3.3)0.43%—Dec 9, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30264, 20.005.30793, 25.001.20982, 24.001.30273, 20.005.30803 and earlier are affected by an Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability that could result in a Security…
CVE-2025-64785High (7.8)0.48%—Dec 9, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30264, 20.005.30793, 25.001.20982, 24.001.30273, 20.005.30803 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the…
CVE-2025-54257High (7.8)0.34%—Sep 9, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30254, 20.005.30774, 25.001.20672 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
CVE-2025-54255Medium (4)0.27%—Sep 9, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30254, 20.005.30774, 25.001.20672 and earlier are affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass impacting integrity. An…
CVE-2025-47112Medium (5.5)0.41%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this…
CVE-2025-47111Medium (5.5)0.34%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this…
CVE-2025-43579Medium (5.5)0.20%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by an Information Exposure vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this…
CVE-2025-43578Medium (5.5)0.46%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this…
CVE-2025-43577High (7.8)0.45%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
CVE-2025-43576High (7.8)0.55%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
CVE-2025-43575High (7.8)0.37%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.…
CVE-2025-43574High (7.8)0.45%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
CVE-2025-43573High (7.8)0.45%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
CVE-2025-43550High (7.8)0.45%—Jun 10, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30235, 20.005.30763, 25.001.20521 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
CVE-2025-27174High (7.8)0.35%—Mar 11, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30225, 20.005.30748, 25.001.20428 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
CVE-2025-27164Medium (5.5)0.41%—Mar 11, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30225, 20.005.30748, 25.001.20428 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this…
CVE-2025-27163Medium (5.5)0.41%—Mar 11, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30225, 20.005.30748, 25.001.20428 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this…
CVE-2025-27162High (7.8)0.32%—Mar 11, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30225, 20.005.30748, 25.001.20428 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current…
CVE-2025-27161High (7.8)0.33%—Mar 11, 2025
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30225, 20.005.30748, 25.001.20428 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated…

🎯 How it gets exploited (ATT&CK techniques)

  1. T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter4
  2. T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution4

Number of CVEs of this technology mapped to each exploitation or primary-impact technique.

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