title: Adobe Acrobat Reader Type Confusion vulnerability could lead to Arbitrary code execution
description: Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability 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.
problem types: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843)
affected:
{
product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 22.001.20142, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 20.005.30334, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 17.012.30229, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
]