CVE-2022-44518: Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability 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

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