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CVE-2022-28247

Adobe Acrobat Uninstaller Hard Link Leads To Remote Code Execution

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 11, 2022 at 05:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:38 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat ReaderAcrobatAcrobat DC· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Acrobat· Adobe
95%
17.011.30059 ≤ v ≤ 17.012.3020520.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.005.3031120.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.005.30314
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Acrobat DC· Adobe
95%
15.008.20082 ≤ v ≤ 22.001.20085
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Acrobat Reader· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 17.012.30205v ≤ 20.005.3031xv ≤ 22.001.2008517.011.30059 ≤ v ≤ 17.012.3020520.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.005.3031120.001.30005 ≤ v ≤ 20.005.30314
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.3HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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