Threats / Adobe / CVE-2007-5659
CVE-2007-5659
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Adobe Acrobat and Reader vulnerability
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a buffer overflow in JavaScript method handling that allows remote code execution through crafted PDF files.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A buffer overflow vulnerability in PDF JavaScript processing enables unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by delivering a malicious PDF. High EPSS score and active exploitation indicate significant risk.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
5 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.94222 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Adobe, Acrobat and Reader. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-119 Memory Buffer Bounds Error — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a PDF file with oversized arguments to JavaScript methods to trigger a buffer overflow.
Business
Attackers gain arbitrary code execution on systems processing the malicious PDF.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I distribute the PDF via email or web hosting to reach target users.
Business
End-user systems become compromised upon opening the document in vulnerable Acrobat or Reader versions.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I establish persistence and move laterally within the network from the compromised endpoint.
Business
Organizational data, intellectual property, and infrastructure face exposure and operational disruption.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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