Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-28247
CVE-2022-28247
Description
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.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=17.011.30059,<=17.012.30205
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.008.20082,<=22.001.20085
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=17.011.30059,<=17.012.30205
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.008.20082,<=22.001.20085
- (no CPE)range: <=22.001.2011x, <=20.005.3033x, <=17.012.3022x
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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