HIGH · 7.8

CVE-2022-34228

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result i...

Vulnerability Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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 Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
AdobeAcrobat Dc>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20142
AdobeAcrobat Reader Dc>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20142
AppleMacos-
MicrosoftWindows-
AdobeAcrobat>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30334
AdobeAcrobat Reader>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30334

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-34228?

CVE-2022-34228 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result i...

How severe is CVE-2022-34228?

CVE-2022-34228 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-34228?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc, Apple Macos, Microsoft Windows, Adobe Acrobat.