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CVE-2025-64785: Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-09 · updated 2026-09-25
• Weakness: CWE-426

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.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 20.001.3005 before 20.005.30838; from 24.001.20604 before 24.001.30307; from 24.001.20604 before 24.001.30308 — fixed in 20.005.30838, 24.001.30307, 24.001.30308
• Adobe Acrobat DC: before 25.001.20997 — fixed in 25.001.20997
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 20.001.3005 before 20.005.30838 — fixed in 20.005.30838
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: before 25.001.20997 — fixed in 25.001.20997

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Acrobat for Edge 20.005.30838, 24.001.30307, 24.001.30308; Adobe Acrobat DC 25.001.20997; Adobe Acrobat Reader 20.005.30838; Adobe Acrobat Reader 25.001.20997. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-119.html

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