CVE-2021-28636CWE-427

Adobe Acrobat Reader Unquoted Search Path Vulnerability

High · published August 20, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.3
EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02218 · 82.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2021-08-20T18:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 AUG 18:09Z
    Adobe Acrobat Reader Unquoted Search Path Vulnerability
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