CVE-2019-16444

9.8 criticalEPSS 3.2%

Critical (9.8) in adobe. EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have a binary planting (default folder privilege escalation) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2019-12-19
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

adobe:acrobat_dc
adobe:acrobat_reader_dc

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html

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