CVE-2021-47896

HIGH

PDF Complete Corporate Edition 4.1.45 - Code Injection

Title source: llm

Description

PDF Complete Corporate Edition 4.1.45 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdfcDispatcher service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service binary location to inject malicious executables that will be run with elevated LocalSystem privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP

by Ismael Nava · textlocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49558

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49558

[Various Sources] https://www.pdfcomplete.com/cms/dpl/tabid/111/Default.aspx?r=du2vH8r

[Various Sources] https://pdf-complete.informer.com/download/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfcomplete-corporate-edition-pdfcdispatcher-unquoted-service-path

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 4.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-428

Status published

Published Jan 23, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026