Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2022-27794Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Acrobat Reader from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 14.3% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)14.3%top 3.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) is affected by the use of a variable that has not been initialized when processing of embedded fonts, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	unspecified – through 22.001.20085unspecified – through 20.005.3031xunspecified – through 17.012.30205unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-824 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html x_refsource_MISC