CVE-2022-27799

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 11, 2022 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 18.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-32294 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
May 28, 2026, 7:54 PM
Reserved
Mar 23, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 11, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:37 AM