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High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-28636

CVE-2021-28636

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.

Affected products

6
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=17.011.30059,<=17.011.30197
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.008.20082,<=21.005.20054
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat Reader Dc3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=17.011.30059,<=17.011.30197
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.008.20082,<=21.005.20054
    • (no CPE)range: <=2021.005.20054, <=2020.004.30005, <=2017.011.30197

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