CVE-2023-26368
📛 CVE Title
Adobe InCopy Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability v1.0
Description
Adobe InCopy versions 18.5 (and earlier) and 17.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by 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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- adobe
- CVSS severity
- HIGH
- CVSS score
- 7.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-125 - Reserved
- 2023-02-22
- Published
- 2023-11-16 16:45 UTC
- Last updated
- 2024-09-04 22:43 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/26xxx/CVE-2023-26368.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2023-26368 — Adobe InCopy Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability v1.0
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2023-11-16 16:15:29 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 05:43:11 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: psirt@adobe.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0034 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 26.64% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-28 13:53 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2023-30188 - Assigner
- adobe
- Published
- Nov 16, 2023, 3:45:10 PM
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2024, 8:43:07 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
7.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.1100
- Vendors
- Adobe
- Products
-
InCopy (0 ≤17.4.2)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-48gf-p4m2-h6g7
ENISA description: Adobe InCopy versions 18.5 (and earlier) and 17.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by 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.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | InCopy |
0 (affected)
|
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Affected products — CPE 2.3 (3) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:incopy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb23-60.html vendor-advisory
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb23-60.html vendor-advisory
Web references (0)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (2)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb23-60.html psirt@adobe.com Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb23-60.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Vendor Advisory
Remediations (15)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:gemini.google.com
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web:www.pcworld.com
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web:www.techrepublic.com
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