Adobe Reader and Acrobat Input Validation Vulnerability

Critical Threat Advisory: This vulnerability is documented in active Ransomware campaigns. Immediate remediation required.

Technical Severity

HIGH

7.8 / 10

Minimal Risk Critical

Vector Specification

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation Likelihood

93.74 %

Predictive Probability

Percentile Rank

99.8 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 99.8% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Mar 03, 2022

Remediation Due

Mar 24, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain an input validation issue in a JavaScript method that could potentially lead to remote code execution.

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Vendor Identity

Adobe

Affected Product

Acrobat and Reader

Ransomware Status

Campaign Use Known

Weakness Classification

CWE-119

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2992