CVE-2022-27794

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 11, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 14.3% KEV · Not listed
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

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-32289 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
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
May 27, 2026, 1:29 PM
Reserved
Mar 23, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 11, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:37 AM