CVE-2022-38437 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-38437: Adobe Acrobat Reader Use After Free Memory leak

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-416
Published October 14, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.002.20212 (and earlier) and 20.005.30381 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 14, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated