CVE-2021-28636 | Date: (C)2021-07-20 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 7.3 | CVSS Score : 8.5 |
Exploit Score: 1.3 | Exploit Score: 6.8 |
Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 10.0 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: NETWORK |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: SINGLE |
User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: COMPLETE |
Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: COMPLETE |
Integrity: HIGH | |
Availability: HIGH | |
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