CVE-2021-35982 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Adobe Acrobat Reader

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.3HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Adobe Acrobat ReaderAdobe Acrobat DCAdobe Acrobat Reader DC
Timeline
PublishedSep 29
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5adobe/acrobat_readerunspecified — 2020.004.30006+3
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc20.006.20034 — 21.005.20060+2
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_dc20.006.20034 — 21.005.20060+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qxwf-3xfr-gcp8: Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Adobe Reader DC Windows Installer Uncontrolled Search Path element could lead to Arbitrary Code Execution↗2021-09-29
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Qualys
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday (September 2021) – Microsoft 60 Vulnerabilities with 3 Critical, Adobe 61 Vulnerabilities↗2021-09-14
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