CVE-2022-28247 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-28247: Adobe Acrobat Uninstaller Hard Link Leads To Remote Code Execution

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-427
Published May 11, 2022
Last update May 27, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 11, 2022 CVE published
May 27, 2026 Record updated