Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Adobe Bridge 12.0.1 and earlier can mishandle a malicious file and expose sensitive memory. A user must open the file, so the risk depends on phishing or shared-file workflows. The main business concern is information leakage that could weaken protections like ASLR, not system takeover by itself.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate desktop application risk. Prioritize remediation for design, marketing, and production teams that regularly handle files from outside the organization.
Technical view
CVE-2022-28850 is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read in Adobe Bridge font parsing. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5 with local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations with Adobe Bridge 12.0.1 or earlier installed are potentially exposed, especially where users open untrusted creative assets, fonts, archives, or project files from external parties.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is supported by the provided sources. The CVE is not in KEV, and exploitation requires a victim to open a malicious file.
Researcher notes
The supplied evidence identifies an out-of-bounds read with confidentiality impact and ASLR mitigation bypass potential. It does not provide exploit details, indicators of compromise, or fixed-version specifics beyond the Adobe advisory reference.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Adobe Bridge installations and versions.
- Prioritize Adobe Bridge 12.0.1 and earlier for review.
- Apply Adobe guidance from APSB22-25; the bundle does not name a fixed version.
- Limit opening untrusted creative files until remediation is confirmed.
- Use endpoint controls to reduce exposure to suspicious file attachments.
Validation and detection
- Check software inventory for Adobe Bridge 12.0.1 or earlier.
- Confirm whether vendor remediation from APSB22-25 has been applied.
- Review endpoint telemetry for users opening untrusted Bridge-supported files.
- Verify user-facing file handling controls for external creative assets.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb22-25.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Out-of-bounds Read
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