High severity · published Dec 18, 2024
CVE-2022-44514
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
Acrobat Reader · Adobe
through 17.012.30205 · source: vendor, NVD
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
17.011.30059 through 17.012.30205; 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30314; 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30311 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
15.008.20082 through 22.001.20085 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
15.008.20082 through 22.001.20085 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44514
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44514
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html
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