CVE-2022-27800: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-05-11T18:15:24.970
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17T04:37:32.320
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of annotations 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 a malicious file.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | [email protected] (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | 9.3 | HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | [email protected] (Primary) |
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html (Vendor Advisory)
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html (Vendor Advisory)
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CVE record
- Title (CNA)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Assigner
- adobe
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2022-05-11T17:22:46.319Z
- Updated
- 2026-05-27T13:28:22.429Z
- Problem types
- Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of annotations 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 a malicious file.
References
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Detection rules (SigmaHQ)
SigmaHQ rules whose own tags name this CVE. Each rule page shows the rule as its author published it.
- Potential Nimbuspwn Exploit CVE-2022-29799 and CVE-2022-27800 (status test, level high)
Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)
D3FEND maps these defensive techniques to the weakness (CWE) that NVD lists for this CVE, through the digital artifacts the weakness affects. D3FEND does not say they stop this vulnerability.
CWE-416: Use After Free
- Harden: Software Update (acts on Software)
- Harden: Trusted Library (acts on Subroutine)
- Harden: Domain Logic Validation (acts on Subroutine)
- Harden: Credential Scrubbing (acts on Subroutine)
- Model: Asset Vulnerability Enumeration (acts on Software)
- Model: Software Inventory (acts on Software)
- Restore: Restore Software (acts on Software)
- Isolate: Application-based Process Isolation (acts on Subroutine)
- Harden: Variable Initialization (acts on Subroutine)
D3FEND ontology version 1.6.0.
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National Vulnerability Database (NIST)
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SigmaHQ
"Potential Nimbuspwn Exploit CVE-2022-29799 and CVE-2022-27800" by Bhabesh Raj (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-29799/lnx_exploit_cve_2022_27999_cve_2022_27800.yml.
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Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2022-27800: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
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https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2022-27800 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-17T04:37:32.320.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2026-05-27T13:28:22.429Z.
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7ba05b43-adad-4c02-b5e9-c8c35cdf9fa8, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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