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Acrobat DcApplication · Adobe

CVE-2022-35667

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 22.001.20169 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Adobe Acrobat Reader contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in versions 22.001.20169 and earlier, 20.005.30362 and earlier, and 17.012.30249 and earlier. This memory corruption flaw allows arbitrary code execution when a user opens a specially crafted malicious PDF file, running with the privileges of the current user.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Acrobat Reader to the latest patched version. Until patched, advise users not to open untrusted or unexpected PDF files from unknown sources.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Acrobat DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20169
Acrobat Reader DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20169
AcrobatApplication
Affected:>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30362>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30249
Acrobat ReaderApplication
Affected:>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30362>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30249

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Adobe product
    Open Adobe Acrobat Reader or Acrobat, then go to Help > About Adobe Acrobat Reader (or About Adobe Acrobat). The version will be displayed in the dialog box. Alternatively, on Windows check Programs and Features; on macOS check Applications folder.
    Affected if Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat is installed
  2. Determine exact version number
    Note the full version number shown in the About dialog (for example, 22.001.20169 or 20.005.30334). Ensure you capture the complete three-part version including the middle and last segments.
    Affected if Version number cannot be determined or the product is not installed
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    Check if your version falls within any of these ranges: 15.008.20082 through 22.001.20169 (DC variants), 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30362 (Acrobat/Reader 20.x), or 17.011.30059 through 17.012.30249 (Acrobat/Reader 17.x). Versions within these ranges are vulnerable.
    Affected if Installed version is greater than or equal to 15.008.20082 AND less than or equal to 22.001.20169 for DC; OR greater than or equal to 20.001.30005 AND less than or equal to 20.005.30362 for version 20.x; OR greater than or equal to 17.011.30059 AND less than or equal to 17.012.30249 for version 17.x

Your environment is affected if Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat is installed with a version number within the vulnerable ranges listed above.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 22.001.20169
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Acrobat Reader to the latest patched version. Until patched, advise users not to open untrusted or unexpected PDF files from unknown sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Acrobat DC (22.x): 22.001.20193+ | Acrobat 2020 (20.x): 20.005.30414+ | Acrobat 2017 (17.x): 17.012.30260+

  1. 1. Identify the installed Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader version from the Help > About menu
  2. 2. For Acrobat DC (Continuous): Upgrade to version 22.001.20193 or later
  3. 3. For Acrobat 2020 (Classic): Upgrade to version 20.005.30414 or later
  4. 4. For Acrobat 2017 (Classic): Upgrade to version 17.012.30260 or later
  5. 5. Download the appropriate update from helpx.adobe.com or use Adobe's auto-update feature
  6. 6. Restart the application after installation
Caveat Standard Adobe update; minor version increment includes security fixes with no expected functionality changes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Acrobat Dc Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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