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01 Record

CVE-2022-27801

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: adobe
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
4.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 90.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-05-11 17:23Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-05-27 13:15Z5 MO AGO
Reserved
2022-03-23
Assigning CNA
adobe
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.2
Document digest
367d89e9631e46fbb07bd0bfab419c3bdd4b64d76da545162637825d9d9eb8f4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
AdobeAcrobat Reader<= 22.001.20085, <= 20.005.3031x, <= 17.012.30205, <= None—

06 References