CVE-2021-28636

HighCVSS 7.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-427

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 20, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-28636: High severity, CVSS 7.3 | Vulnix