CVE-2022-28240 in the critical feed json
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-32692
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.5%
- EPSS 12.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.2011x (and earlier), 20.005.3033x (and earlier) and 17.012.3022x (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
12.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-28240
- NVD CVE-2022-28240
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