High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 14, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-38450
CVE-2022-38450
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.002.20212 (and earlier) and 20.005.30381 (and earlier) are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability 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.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=20.001.30005,<20.005.30407
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.008.20082,<22.003.20258
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=20.001.30005,<20.005.30407
- (no CPE)range: <=22.002.20212, <=20.005.30381
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*Range: >=15.008.20082,<22.003.20258
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-46.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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