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CVE-2022-28233

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-28233 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 and earlier, 20.005.3031x and earlier, and 17.012.30205 and earlier, impacting users on Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file, and could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the current user. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20085CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20085CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30205CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.012.30205CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 20.001.30005, <= 20.005.30314CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1251 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html
Vendor Advisory