Adobe Acrobat Reader Unquoted Search Path Vulnerability (Adobe Acrobat Reader)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.22 % · percentile 83 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- adobe
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@adobe.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-15305
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-28636
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-525 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Adobe Acrobat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.005.20054cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 17.011.30059 ≤ 17.011.30197cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.001.30005 ≤ 20.004.30005cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*≥ 15.008.20082 ≤ 21.005.20054cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 17.011.30059 ≤ 17.011.30197cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*≥ 20.001.30005 ≤ 20.004.30005
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Adobe · Acrobat Reader | affected unspecified ≤ 2020.004.30005 ; affected unspecified ≤ 2017.011.30197 ; affected unspecified ≤ 2021.005.20054 ; affected unspecified ≤ None |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |