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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-8196

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability.

EXPLOIT ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 22.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
22.89% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 November 2019
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc
Source
psirt@adobe.com
EPSS trend
0%13%25%26 October 2026: 22.89%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 22.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-47610source ↗Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for Windows - Use of Uninitialized Pointer due to Malformed OTF Font (CFF Table)windows · Google Security Researchdos11 November 2019yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.