CVE-2022-28842
Published: 15 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-28842 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Adobe Bridge. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Bridge versions 12.0.1 and earlier contain a use-after-free vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-28842 and CWE-416. The flaw resides in the application's handling of certain file formats and can be triggered to execute arbitrary code in the context of the logged-in user. The issue carries a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 reflecting local attack vector, low complexity, and no privileges required beyond a user opening a file.
An attacker can exploit the condition by supplying a malicious file that the victim must open; successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user. No remote or unauthenticated attack path is described.
The official Adobe security advisory APSB22-25, referenced at helpx.adobe.com, details the affected releases and provides remediation guidance including software updates that address the use-after-free condition. The associated EPSS scores have remained essentially flat near 0.11 with no material post-disclosure rise.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-33279
Vulnerability details
Adobe Bridge version 12.0.1 (and earlier versions) is 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…
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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.