CVE-2025-64785 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Acrobat

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.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-05-07	0.06%	0.02%	-0.03%
2	2026-04-10	0.03%	0.06%	+0.03%
3	2025-12-10	—	0.03%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-05-07

0.06%

0.02%

-0.03%

2026-04-10

0.03%

0.06%

+0.03%

2025-12-10

—

0.03%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
8.4	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.5	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

8.4

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.5

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-64785

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
adobe	acrobat	>= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30838	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*
adobe	acrobat_dc	< 25.001.20997	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*
adobe	acrobat_reader	>= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30838	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::*
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	< 25.001.20997	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*
adobe	acrobat	>= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30307	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*
adobe	acrobat	>= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30308	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*

References for CVE-2025-64785

URL	Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-119.html	Vendor Advisory

URL

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-64785

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-64785

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-64785

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-64785

References for CVE-2025-64785