---
id: CVE-2025-64785
title: >-
  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 cu…
summary: >-
  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 cu…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-426
vendor: adobe
product: acrobat
affected:
  - 'acrobat >= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30838'
  - acrobat_dc < 25.001.20997
  - 'acrobat_reader >= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30838'
  - acrobat_reader_dc < 25.001.20997
  - 'acrobat >= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30307'
  - 'acrobat >= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30308'
patched:
  - acrobat 24.001.30308
  - acrobat_dc 25.001.20997
  - acrobat_reader 20.005.30838
  - acrobat_reader_dc 25.001.20997
published: '2025-12-09'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T23:10:00.463'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64785'
references:
  - url: 'https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-119.html'
    label: psirt@adobe.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00481
epssPercentile: 0.38934
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T23:21:16.905Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `acrobat >= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30838`
- `acrobat_dc < 25.001.20997`
- `acrobat_reader >= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30838`
- `acrobat_reader_dc < 25.001.20997`
- `acrobat >= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30307`
- `acrobat >= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30308`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `acrobat 24.001.30308`
- `acrobat_dc 25.001.20997`
- `acrobat_reader 20.005.30838`
- `acrobat_reader_dc 25.001.20997`