CVE-2021-28636

HIGH

Adobe Acrobat DC < 21.005.20054 - Uncontrolled Search Path

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Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. An attacker with access to the victim's C:/ folder could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0129
EPSS Percentile 79.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (4)

adobe/acrobat_dc < 21.005.20054
adobe/acrobat_dc < 17.011.30197
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc < 21.005.20054
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc < 17.011.30197

Timeline

Published Aug 20, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026