CVE-2019-16444: Adobe Acrobat DC

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. 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.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.006.30060, before 15.006.30508 (fixed in 15.006.30508); from 15.008.20082, before 19.021.20058 (fixed in 19.021.20058); from 17.011.30059, before 17.011.30156 (fixed in 17.011.30156)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: from 15.006.30060, before 15.006.30508 (fixed in 15.006.30508); from 15.008.20082, before 19.021.20058 (fixed in 19.021.20058); from 17.011.30059, before 17.011.30156 (fixed in 17.011.30156)

Published 2019-12-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.