CVE-2008-4815

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and...

7.5 High

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and Linux allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in an unspecified directory that is associated with an insecure RPATH.

Exploit likelihood

29.1%Up 26.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2008-4815
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4815
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4794 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4794
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxh6-vf7m-96cv No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier on Unix and...

Record: GHSA-qxh6-vf7m-96cv
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-2008-4815 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 29.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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