CVE-2022-35665
Published: 11 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-35665 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 23.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 and earlier, 20.005.30362 and earlier, and 17.012.30249 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-35665. The flaw can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8.
An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a malicious file that the victim must open, after which code runs locally with no additional privileges required beyond normal user interaction.
Adobe has published mitigation guidance and patches in advisory APSB22-39, available at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-39.html.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0541 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0093, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38541
Vulnerability details
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (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…
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requires user 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.