CVE-2008-4814

Unspecified vulnerability in a JavaScript method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier,...

9.3 High

Unspecified vulnerability in a JavaScript method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to an "input validation issue."

Exploit likelihood

19.0%Up 9.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2008-4814
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4814
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4793 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4793
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3543-r684-9c6x No score

Unspecified vulnerability in a JavaScript method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier,...

Record: GHSA-3543-r684-9c6x
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1	0:8.1.3-1
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1	0:8.1.3-1
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el4	0:8.1.3-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el4	0:8.1.3-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:8.1.3-1.el5	0:8.1.3-1.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4814 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published November 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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