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CVE-2022-27802: 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...

CVE-2022-27802 · published 4 years ago
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 annotations that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issu...

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
adobe acrobat_dc >= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20085
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader_dc >= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20085
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
adobe acrobat >= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30205
>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30314
>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30311
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader >= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30205
>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30314
>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30311
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
Original advisory text
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...
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.
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
4% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-416Use After Free
Timeline
Published11 May 2022
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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