CVE-2022-28242
Published: 11 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-28242 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 7.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.2011x and earlier, 20.005.3033x and earlier, and 17.012.3022x and earlier contain a use-after-free vulnerability tracked as CWE-416. The flaw can permit arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, and required user interaction.
An attacker can exploit the issue only by supplying a malicious file that the victim must open. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to run arbitrary code at the privileges of the logged-in user.
The Adobe security advisory APSB22-16 at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html addresses the affected releases and supplies the corresponding patches. The EPSS score has remained near 0.08 with only minimal movement between its recorded peak and current value.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-32694
Vulnerability details
Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.2011x (and earlier), 20.005.3033x (and earlier) and 17.012.3022x (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.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.