CVE-2022-34221 is a Type Confusion vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader (versions 22.001.20142 and earlier, 20.005.30334 and earlier, and 17.012.30229 and earlier) that could lead to arbitrary code execution on affected Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft systems. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file, to be exploited. While the potential impact is significant (confidentiality, integrity, and availability), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or notable community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 17.012.30229CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 20.005.30334CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 22.001.20142CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20142CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.008.20082, <= 22.001.20142CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.