CVE-2025-64785

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat
PublishedDec 9, 2025
First seenDec 9, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-426CWE-426

How to fix

Update
  • adobe acrobat20.005.30838, 24.001.30307, 24.001.30308 or later
  • adobe acrobat_dc25.001.20997 or later
  • adobe acrobat_reader20.005.30838 or later
  • adobe acrobat_reader_dc25.001.20997 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobat20.001.3005 ≤ v < 20.005.30838, 24.001.20604 ≤ v < 24.001.30307, 24.001.20604 ≤ v < 24.001.3030820.005.30838, 24.001.30307, 24.001.30308
adobe acrobat_dcv < 25.001.2099725.001.20997
adobe acrobat_reader20.001.3005 ≤ v < 20.005.3083820.005.30838
adobe acrobat_reader_dcv < 25.001.2099725.001.20997

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