First published: Wed May 11 2022(Updated: )
Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the acroform event 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.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Adobe Acrobat DC | >=15.008.20082<=22.001.20085 | |
Adobe Acrobat DC | >=15.008.20082<=22.001.20085 | |
Apple macOS | ||
Microsoft Windows | ||
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=17.011.30059<=17.012.30205 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=17.011.30059<=17.012.30205 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=20.001.30005<=20.005.30314 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=20.001.30005<=20.005.30314 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=20.001.30005<=20.005.30311 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=20.001.30005<=20.005.30311 |
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CVE-2022-27795 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2022-27795, update Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to version 22.001.20086 or later.
CVE-2022-27795 affects Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 and earlier, as well as other specified Classic versions.
The potential impacts of CVE-2022-27795 include arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Users of affected versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC are at risk from CVE-2022-27795.