Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-24103

High

Published: 11 May 2022

Published
11 May 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0561 90.5th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-24103 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 9.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.001.20085 and earlier, 20.005.3031x and earlier, and 17.012.30205 and earlier contain a use-after-free vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-24103 and CWE-416. The flaw can permit arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when a specially crafted PDF is processed.

An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a malicious file that the victim must open, after which code runs locally with the privileges of the logged-in user. No authentication or elevated privileges are required on the target system, though user interaction is mandatory.

The Adobe security advisory APSB22-16 addresses the vulnerability and provides remediation details for the affected Acrobat Reader DC releases.

EPSS scores for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0830 before settling at the current value of 0.0561, indicating increased exploitation interest after public disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Acrobat Reader DC versions 20.001.20085 (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…

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interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CWE(s)
CWE-416

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

adobe
acrobat dc
15.008.20082 — 22.001.20085
adobe
acrobat reader dc
15.008.20082 — 22.001.20085
adobe
acrobat
17.011.30059 — 17.012.30205 · 20.001.30005 — 20.005.30314 · 20.001.30005 — 20.005.30311
adobe
acrobat reader
17.011.30059 — 17.012.30205 · 20.001.30005 — 20.005.30314 · 20.001.30005 — 20.005.30311

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-416

Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.

References