Vulnerability · Published Jan 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2021-47896PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition 4.1.45 - 'pdfcDispatcher' Unquoted Service Path
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition from PDF Complete, Inc.. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
PDF Complete Corporate Edition 4.1.45 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdfcDispatcher service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service binary location to inject malicious executables that will be run with elevated LocalSystem privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PDF Complete, Inc. | PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition | 4.1.45 |
Weakness: CWE-428 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-49558 exploit
- Vendor Homepage product
- Software Download Page product
- VulnCheck Advisory: PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition 4.1.45 - 'pdfcDispatcher' Unquoted Service Path third-party-advisory