CVE-2022-35691 json
Adobe Acrobat Reader NULL Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service
published 2022-10-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-38567
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.4%
- EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.002.20212 (and earlier) and 20.005.30381 (and earlier) are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Patch / fix
- adobe acrobat_dc 22.003.20258
- adobe acrobat_reader_dc 22.003.20258
- adobe acrobat 20.005.30407
- adobe acrobat_reader 20.005.30407
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
4.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-46.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-35691
- NVD CVE-2022-35691
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