PT-2022-18910 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2022-04-12 · Updated 2022-05-19 · CVE-2022-28247

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.2011x and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.005.3033x and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.012.3022x and earlier

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could lead to local privilege escalation. It requires user interaction, where a victim must run the uninstaller with Admin privileges. Additionally, there's a missing support for integrity check that allows attackers to escalate privileges.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.2011x and earlier, update to a version that includes a fix for the uncontrolled search path vulnerability. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.005.3033x and earlier, update to a version that includes a fix for the uncontrolled search path vulnerability. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 17.012.3022x and earlier, update to a version that includes a fix for the uncontrolled search path vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the uninstaller with Admin privileges until a patch is available.

Fix

LPE

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-28247

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28247 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28247 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28247 · Note