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CVE-2021-35982 Details

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html [email protected]Release NotesVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
adobe acrobat dc
>= 20.006.20034, <= 21.005.20060
>= 20.006.20034, <= 21.005.20058
>= 20.004.30005, <= 20.004.30006
>= 17.011.30158, <= 17.011.30199

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple macos
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
adobe acrobat reader dc
>= 20.006.20034, <= 21.005.20060
>= 20.004.30005, <= 20.004.30006
>= 17.011.30158, <= 17.011.30199

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-35982
NVD Published Date:
Sep 29, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-35982 Details - Not Deferred