Code execution in the current user context
Published Aug 11, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Improper input validation in Adobe Acrobat Reader allows local users to execute code in the current user's context through a malicious file. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, input field, or validation operation beyond classifying the flaw as CWE-20. Exploitation requires the victim to open the file, and successful code runs with the victim's privileges on Windows or macOS.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Adobe Acrobat Reader allows local users to execute code in the current user's context through a malicious file. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, input field, or validation operation beyond classifying the flaw as CWE-20. Exploitation requires the victim to open the file, and successful code runs with the victim's privileges on Windows or macOS.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-35666
- Published
- Aug 11, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=17.012.30249
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=20.005.30362
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=22.001.20169
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=None
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