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Acrobat DcApplication · Adobe

CVE-2019-7068

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-05-24
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 19.010.20069 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. Use-after-free occurs when a program continues to reference memory after it has been freed, allowing an attacker to manipulate memory and achieve arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability affects multiple older versions across three major release branches.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest patched versions beyond 2019.010.20069, 2017.011.30113, and 2015.006.30464 respectively. Organizations should deploy patches via their patch management infrastructure.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Acrobat DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30464>= 15.008.20082, <= 19.010.20069>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30113
Acrobat Reader DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30464>= 15.008.20082, <= 19.010.20069>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30113

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Adobe Acrobat DC or Reader DC is installed
    On Windows, open Registry Editor and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ or check Start menu for Adobe Acrobat or Reader entries
    Affected if Either Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is present on the system
  2. Locate the installed version number
    In Windows Registry under the product's Uninstall key, look for the DisplayVersion value (e.g., 15.008.20082, 19.010.20069, 17.011.30113). Alternatively, open the application, go to Help > About Adobe Acrobat/Reader DC to see the exact version
    Affected if The version displayed matches any of the three affected branches: 15.006.30060-15.006.30464, 15.008.20082-19.010.20069, or 17.011.30059-17.011.30113
  3. Verify the product branch and update channel
    Identify whether the installation is the Continuous track (year-based versions like 19.x) or Classic track (17.x). Continuous versions are typically listed as Adobe Acrobat DC with year-based versioning, while Classic versions may show 15.x or 17.x prefixes
    Affected if The installation is Continuous track with version 15.008.20082 through 19.010.20069, or Classic track with version 15.006.30060 through 15.006.30464, or version 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30113

If Adobe Acrobat DC or Reader DC is installed and its version falls within any of the listed ranges (15.006.30060-15.006.30464, 15.008.20082-19.010.20069, or 17.011.30059-17.011.30113), the environment is affected by this use-after-free vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 19.010.20069
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest patched versions beyond 2019.010.20069, 2017.011.30113, and 2015.006.30464 respectively. Organizations should deploy patches via their patch management infrastructure.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Acrobat/Reader 2019.010.20070 or later; 2017.011.30114 or later; 2015.006.30465 or later

  1. 1. Open Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader on the affected system
  2. 2. Navigate to Help > Check for Updates (or on newer versions, Help > About Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  3. 3. Alternatively, download the latest security update directly from the Adobe Security Bulletin page at helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-07.html
  4. 4. Run the installer and restart the application after updating
  5. 5. Verify the version by checking Help > About to confirm the installation of a version newer than the affected releases
Caveat Standard security patch with no expected breaking changes; minor UI differences may apply between major version releases

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Acrobat Dc Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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