CVE-2025-64785 (GCVE-0-2025-64785)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-09 20:21 – Updated: 2026-04-28 02:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Summary
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30264, 20.005.30793, 25.001.20982, 24.001.30273, 20.005.30803 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that the user needs to open a malicious file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-10 04:57 UTC
CWE
- CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 20.005.30803
(semver)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-12-09 17:00
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