CVE-2021-28634
HIGHAcrobat DC < 21.005.20054 and 17.011.30059-17.011.30197 - Authenticated OS Command Injection
Title source: llmDescription
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution on the host machine in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0221
EPSS Percentile
80.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat_dc
15.008.20082 - 21.005.20054
adobe/acrobat_dc
17.011.30059 - 17.011.30197
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
15.008.20082 - 21.005.20054
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
17.011.30059 - 17.011.30197
Published
Aug 20, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026