CVE-2022-28835
Published: 11 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-28835 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Adobe Incopy. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 42.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe InCopy versions 17.1 and earlier as well as 16.4.1 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 when a specially crafted file is processed.
An unauthenticated attacker can trigger the issue only through local access that requires the victim to open a malicious file, after which the attacker gains the ability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the logged-in user. The CVSS 7.8 vector reflects this local attack path combined with required user interaction.
The official Adobe security advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb22-28.html addresses the vulnerability and supplies mitigation guidance for affected InCopy installations.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1057 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0020, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-33272
Vulnerability details
Adobe InCopy versions 17.1 (and earlier) and 16.4.1 (and earlier) are affected by an 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…
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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.