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CVE-2022-28261: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% 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-125

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 out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. 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.

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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