CVE-2022-34220 HIGH

CVE-2022-34220: Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-416
Published July 15, 2022
Last update May 27, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 15, 2022 CVE published
May 27, 2026 Record updated