CVE-2021-35982
HIGHAcrobat Reader DC <2021.005.20060 - RCE
Title source: llmDescription
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. A local attacker with non-administrative privileges can plant a malicious DLL to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user via DLL hijacking. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
53.7%
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
< 21.005.20060
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 21.005.20060
adobe/acrobat_dc
< 20.004.30006
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 20.004.30006
Timeline
Published
Sep 29, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026