CVE-2025-64785
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | - | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | {"startIncluding":"20.001.3005","endExcluding":"20.005.30838"} | 20.005.30838 |
| adobe | acrobat_dc | {"endExcluding":"25.001.20997"} | 25.001.20997 |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | {"startIncluding":"20.001.3005","endExcluding":"20.005.30838"} | 20.005.30838 |
| adobe | acrobat_reader_dc | {"endExcluding":"25.001.20997"} | 25.001.20997 |
References
CWEs
CWE-426
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.