Path Traversal in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2021-35980

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier) are affected by a Path traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker 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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35980?
CVE-2021-35980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-35980?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.