---
id: "CVE-2023-26369"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2023-26369"]
title: "Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20284 (and earlier), 20.005.30516 (and earlier) and 20.005.30514 (and earlier) are\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat", "fixed": ["20.005.30524"], "affected": ">= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30524", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat dc", "fixed": ["23.006.20320"], "affected": ">= 15.007.20033, < 23.006.20320", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat reader", "fixed": ["20.005.30524"], "affected": ">= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30524", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat reader dc", "fixed": ["23.006.20320"], "affected": ">= 15.007.20033, < 23.006.20320", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["adobe-acrobat", "adobe-reader", "exploited", "macos", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2023-09-13T09:15:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2023-26369", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26369", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
---

# Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20284 (and earlier), 20.005.30516 (and earlier) and 20.005.30514 (and earlier) are…

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain an out-of-bounds write bug that lets a crafted file run code on the machine. CISA lists it as exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Adobe Acrobat and Reader affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat affected >= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30524 fixed 20.005.30524
- vendor:adobe acrobat dc affected >= 15.007.20033, < 23.006.20320 fixed 23.006.20320
- vendor:adobe acrobat reader affected >= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30524 fixed 20.005.30524
- vendor:adobe acrobat reader dc affected >= 15.007.20033, < 23.006.20320 fixed 23.006.20320

## Fix

Apply the vendor mitigations per Adobe's advisory, or stop using the product if mitigations are unavailable (per CISA required action).

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2023-26369
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26369

## From the sources

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 context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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