CVE-2022-28247

Adobe Acrobat Uninstaller Hard Link Leads To Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

7.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Acrobat Reader DC versiones 22.001.2011x (y anteriores), 20.005.3033x (y anteriores) y 17.012.3022x (y anteriores), están afectadas por una vulnerabilidad de ruta de búsqueda no controlada que podría conllevar a una escalada de privilegios local. Una explotación de este problema requiere la interacción del usuario, ya que la víctima debe ejecutar el desinstalador con privilegios de administrador

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-03-30 CVE Reserved
2022-05-11 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html	2022-05-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Dc Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Dc"	>= 15.008.20082 <= 22.001.20085 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Dc" and version " >= 15.008.20082 <= 22.001.20085"	continuous	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Dc Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Dc"	>= 15.008.20082 <= 22.001.20085 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Dc" and version " >= 15.008.20082 <= 22.001.20085"	continuous	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Dc Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader Dc"	>= 15.008.20082 <= 22.001.20085 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader Dc" and version " >= 15.008.20082 <= 22.001.20085"	continuous	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Dc Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader Dc"	>= 15.008.20082 <= 22.001.20085 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader Dc" and version " >= 15.008.20082 <= 22.001.20085"	continuous	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"	>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.012.30205 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " >= 17.011.30059 <= 17.012.30205"	classic	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"	>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.012.30205 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " >= 17.011.30059 <= 17.012.30205"	classic	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.012.30205 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " >= 17.011.30059 <= 17.012.30205"	classic	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.012.30205 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " >= 17.011.30059 <= 17.012.30205"	classic	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"	>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.005.30314 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " >= 20.001.30005 <= 20.005.30314"	classic	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.005.30314 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " >= 20.001.30005 <= 20.005.30314"	classic	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"	>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.005.30311 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version " >= 20.001.30005 <= 20.005.30311"	classic	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"	>= 20.001.30005 <= 20.005.30311 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version " >= 20.001.30005 <= 20.005.30311"	classic	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe