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

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% 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-427

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 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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