title: Adobe Acrobat Reader AcrobatUtils.scpt Extension OS Command Injection Vulnerability
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 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution on the host machine in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
problem types: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)
affected:
{
product: Acrobat Reader
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020.004.30005, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2017.011.30197, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 2021.005.20054, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.2
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]