Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

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

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Acrobat Reader from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	0 – through 20.005.30803

Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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