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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.3 High

CVE-2021-35982

Adobe Reader DC Windows Installer Uncontrolled Search Path element could lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

  • unspecified to ≤ 2020.004.30006affected
  • unspecified to ≤ 2017.011.30199affected
  • unspecified to ≤ 2021.005.20060affected
  • unspecified to ≤ Noneaffected

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