CVE-2021-28636
HIGHAdobe Acrobat and Reader DC - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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 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.
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
7.3
EPSS
0.0215
EPSS Percentile
79.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-427
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