Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc
CVE-2021-35982
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions unspecified
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-35982?
- CVE-2021-35982 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-09-29.
- How severe is CVE-2021-35982?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.