CVE-2022-27791 in the critical feed json
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2022-05-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-32286
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.8%
- EPSS 17.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insecure processing of a font, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
17.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/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
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-27791
- NVD CVE-2022-27791
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