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CVE-2022-28232: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Collab Object Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the collab object 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.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 17.011.30059 through 17.012.30205; from 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30314; from 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30311
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.008.20082 through 22.001.20085
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 17.011.30059 through 17.012.30205; from 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30314; from 20.001.30005 through 20.005.30311
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.008.20082 through 22.001.20085

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html

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