CVE-2021-28636
HIGHAdobe Acrobat DC < 21.005.20054 - Uncontrolled Search Path
Title source: ruleDescription
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