CVE-2022-28269 json
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
published 2022-05-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-32721
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.7%
- EPSS 10.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- 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) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Annotation objects that could result in a memory leak in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Exploit prediction
10.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-28269
- NVD CVE-2022-28269
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