CVE-2021-28634 HIGH

CVE-2021-28634: Adobe Acrobat Reader AcrobatUtils.scpt Extension OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-78
Published August 20, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 20, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated