cvelist/2021/28xxx/CVE-2021-28636.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "psirt@adobe.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2021-07-13T23:00:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2021-28636",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Adobe Acrobat Reader Unquoted Search Path Vulnerability"
    },
    "affects": {
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                {
                    "product": {
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                            {
                                "product_name": "Acrobat Reader",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<=",
                                            "version_value": "2020.004.30005"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<=",
                                            "version_value": "2017.011.30197"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<=",
                                            "version_value": "2021.005.20054"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<=",
                                            "version_value": "None"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Adobe"
                }
            ]
        }
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    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "Low",
            "attackVector": "Local",
            "availabilityImpact": "High",
            "baseScore": 7.3,
            "baseSeverity": "High",
            "confidentialityImpact": "High",
            "integrityImpact": "High",
            "privilegesRequired": "Low",
            "scope": "Unchanged",
            "userInteraction": "Required",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html",
                "name": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-51.html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
    }
}