Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat

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 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.

EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34228?
CVE-2022-34228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-34228?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.