CVE-2025-64785 json
Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
published 2025-12-09 11 mo ago modified 2026-09-25 44 d ago also EUVD-2025-202307
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- adobe acrobat 20.005.30838, 24.001.30307, 24.001.30308
- adobe acrobat_dc 25.001.20997
- adobe acrobat_reader 20.005.30838
- adobe acrobat_reader_dc 25.001.20997
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 10 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-119.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-64785
- NVD CVE-2025-64785
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