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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-15305 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

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Updated: 2024-09-16T16:27:46.743Z

Reserved: 2021-03-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-28636

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Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-20T19:15:09.223

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:59:59.780

Link: CVE-2021-28636

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