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CVE-2021-28636:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-28636 is an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20054 (and earlier), 2020.004.30005 (and earlier), and 2017.011.30197 (and earlier). The vulnerability was disclosed in July 2021 and was discovered by Xavier Invers Fornells (m4gn3t1k) (Adobe Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.3 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to be exploited (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, an attacker with access to the victim's C:/ folder could achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file, to be exploited (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released patches to address this vulnerability. Users should update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to mitigate this security issue (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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