Improper integrity check in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2022-28247

 

Improper integrity check in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2022-28247

Published: April 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62234
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28247
CWE-ID: CWE-354
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing integrity checks. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

How to mitigate CVE-2022-28247

Install updates from vendor's website.

Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334, 22.001.20112, 22.001.20117
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334, 22.001.20112, 22.001.20117

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