CVE-2021-28634 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-28634 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 20/08/2021 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: adobe | Vendor: Adobe | Product: Acrobat Reader
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-28634 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.2 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-78
CWE Name: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ( OS Command Injection ) (CWE-78)
Source: Adobe

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).