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Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects Adobe Acrobat Reader when opening a specially crafted file. If a user opens the malicious file, an attacker could run code with that user’s permissions. The main business risk is compromise of workstations through document-based phishing or file sharing.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority endpoint patching issue. It needs user interaction, but document-based attacks are common and Acrobat Reader is widely deployed. Patch exposed workstations through normal emergency or accelerated desktop update channels.
Technical view
CVE-2022-34215 is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read in Adobe Acrobat Reader file parsing. Adobe lists Reader versions 22.001.20142 and earlier, 20.005.30334 and earlier, and 17.012.30229 and earlier as affected. Successful exploitation requires user interaction and may allow code execution as the current user.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on endpoints running affected Adobe Acrobat Reader versions, especially users who receive PDFs or documents from email, web downloads, partners, or shared drives. Systems with least-privilege user accounts have reduced blast radius but are still at risk.
Exploitation context
The supplied bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires a victim to open a malicious file, so phishing and document delivery are the practical concern, not unauthenticated network exploitation.
Researcher notes
The record describes an out-of-bounds read during crafted-file parsing with CVSS 7.8 and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The bundle does not provide proof-of-concept details, exploit telemetry, or low-level parser internals, so validation should focus on product version exposure and vendor bulletin alignment.
Mitigation direction
- Apply Adobe guidance from APSB22-32 for affected Acrobat Reader installations.
- Update Reader beyond the affected versions listed in the CVE source bundle.
- Prioritize endpoints used for email, document intake, legal, finance, and customer support workflows.
- Limit standard users’ local privileges to reduce impact of user-context code execution.
- Use attachment filtering and user awareness controls for unsolicited document files.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Acrobat Reader versions across managed endpoints.
- Flag Reader versions 22.001.20142, 20.005.30334, 17.012.30229, and earlier.
- Confirm Adobe APSB22-32 remediation has been applied where applicable.
- Review EDR and email telemetry for suspicious document-driven execution around exposed users.
- Verify users do not run daily work under local administrator accounts.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-32.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Out-of-bounds Read
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