PT-2022-4381 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2022-08-09 · Updated 2022-08-16 · CVE-2022-35666

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30362 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 17.012.30249 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an improper input validation that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 and earlier, update to a version later than 22.001.20169 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30362 and earlier, update to a version later than 20.005.30362 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 17.012.30249 and earlier, update to a version later than 17.012.30249 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05244

CVE-2022-35666

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05244 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-39.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35666 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/682277 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35666 · Vendor Advisory
• https://youtube.com/watch?v=VYYFceJMB6Q · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-35666 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/47998 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.206180 · Note