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01 Record

CVE-2021-35982

Adobe Reader DC Windows Installer Uncontrolled Search Path element could lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: adobe
CNA base score7.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Adobe Reader DC Windows Installer Uncontrolled Search Path element could lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 77.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-09-29 15:36Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 19:30Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-06-30
Assigning CNA
adobe
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8e2fef0449908280dabdc0908c8cc6ebf195f1c2eec010f05c96296ffe8aa204

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
AdobeAcrobat Reader<= 2020.004.30006, <= 2017.011.30199, <= 2021.005.20060, <= None—

06 References