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CVE-2022-28233

UnknownEPSS 12.20%

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CVE-2022-28233 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of annotations 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.. EPSS estimates a 12.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of annotations 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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
12.20%

95.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
AdobeAcrobat Dc>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20085
AdobeAcrobat Reader Dc>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20085
AdobeAcrobat>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30205
AdobeAcrobat Reader>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30205
AdobeAcrobat>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30314
AdobeAcrobat Reader>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30314
AdobeAcrobat>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30311
AdobeAcrobat Reader>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30311

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-28233?
Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of annotations 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.
How severe is CVE-2022-28233?
Severity scoring for CVE-2022-28233 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 12.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28233?
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Source: NVD / NIST