Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30264, 20.005.30793, 25.001.20982, 24.001.30273, 20.005.30803 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
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Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe acrobat Reader
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe acrobat Reader

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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Description Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30264, 20.005.30793, 25.001.20982, 24.001.30273, 20.005.30803 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Title Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Weaknesses CWE-426
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-10T04:57:33.956Z

Reserved: 2025-11-11T22:48:38.823Z

Link: CVE-2025-64785

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-09T21:15:58.940

Modified: 2025-12-09T21:15:58.940

Link: CVE-2025-64785

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-10T17:49:14Z

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