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 Reader DC | >=15.008.20082<=22.001.20085 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=15.008.20082<=22.001.20085 | |
macOS | ||
Microsoft Windows Operating System | ||
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=17.011.30059<=17.012.30205 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager | >=17.011.30059<=17.012.30205 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=20.001.30005<=20.005.30314 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager | >=20.001.30005<=20.005.30314 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | >=20.001.30005<=20.005.30311 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager | >=20.001.30005<=20.005.30311 |
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CVE-2022-27796 is considered a critical vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2022-27796, users should update Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC to the latest version available.
CVE-2022-27796 affects Adobe Acrobat DC versions 22.001.20085 and earlier, as well as earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.
CVE-2022-27796 primarily affects systems running vulnerable versions of Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader on supported operating systems.
Yes, CVE-2022-27796 can potentially be exploited remotely via malicious PDF files.