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CVE-2021-35982

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Published: Sep 29, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.3 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (7)

Adobe
2 products
Acrobat Dc
Acrobat Reader Dc
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Acrobat Dc
From 20.006.20034 to 21.005.20060
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Acrobat Reader Dc
From 20.006.20034 to 21.005.20060
Configuration D
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Acrobat Dc
From 20.006.20034 to 21.005.20058
Configuration E
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Acrobat Dc
From 20.004.30005 to 20.004.30006
Acrobat Reader Dc
From 20.004.30005 to 20.004.30006
Configuration F
2 vulnerable · 2 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Acrobat Dc
From 17.011.30158 to 17.011.30199
Acrobat Reader Dc
From 17.011.30158 to 17.011.30199
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Apple
Macos
All versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

References (2)

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release NotesVendor Advisory

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