Acrobat Reader Untrusted Search Path before 25.001.20982
CVE-2025-64785 Published on December 9, 2025
Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
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 does not require user interaction.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-64785 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an Untrusted Path Vulnerability?
The application searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the application's direct control.
CVE-2025-64785 has been classified to as an Untrusted Path vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-64785
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Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Reader:- Before and including 20.005.30803 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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