Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2022-34221

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 Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') 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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.111 (95.8th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-34221: held from 0.108 to 0.111.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.108 · newest: 0.111 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34221?
CVE-2022-34221 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-34221?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.