title: 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.
problem types: Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
affected:
{
product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020.004.30006, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2017.011.30199, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2021.005.20060, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.3
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
]