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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-28241

Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.2011x (and earlier), 20.005.3033x (and earlier) and 17.012.3022x (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.22%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.2011x (and earlier), 20.005.3033x (and earlier) and 17.012.3022x (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.22% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc · adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat reader
Source
psirt@adobe.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.