Command injection in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2021-28634

 

Command injection in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2021-28634

Published: July 13, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54714
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28634
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local user can execute arbitrary OS commands and escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-28634

Install updates from vendor's website.

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