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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2024-39426 json

ZDI-CAN-24312: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2024-08-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-37970

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123 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 memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Patch / fix

  • adobe acrobat 20.005.30655, 24.001.30159
  • adobe acrobat_dc 24.002.21005
  • adobe acrobat_reader 20.005.30655
  • adobe acrobat_reader_dc 24.002.21005

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • adobe acrobat_dc
  • adobe acrobat
  • adobe acrobat_reader
  • adobe acrobat_reader_dc

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.