CVE-2022-28247
MEDIUMAdobe Acrobat/Reader DC < 22.001.20085 & < 17.012.30205 - Local Privilege Escalation via Uncontrolled Search Path
Title source: llmDescription
Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.2011x (and earlier), 20.005.3033x (and earlier) and 17.012.3022x (and earlier) are affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could lead to local privilege escalation. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must run the uninstaller with Admin privileges.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
36.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (8)
adobe/acrobat
17.011.30059 - 17.012.30205
Adobe/Acrobat Reader
unspecified - 17.012.30205
Adobe/Acrobat Reader
unspecified - 20.005.3031x
Adobe/Acrobat Reader
unspecified - 22.001.20085
Adobe/Acrobat Reader
unspecified
adobe/acrobat_dc
15.008.20082 - 22.001.20085
adobe/acrobat_reader
17.011.30059 - 17.012.30205
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
15.008.20082 - 22.001.20085
Published
May 11, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026