Vulnerability details
CVE-2021-47896
PDF Complete PDFCOMPLETE
PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition 4.1.45 - 'pdfcDispatcher' Unquoted Service Path
CVSS 4.0
8.5High
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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Complete, Inc. | PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition | 4.1.45 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://www.pdfcomplete.com/cms/dpl/tabid/111/Default.aspx?r=du2vH8r product
- https://pdf-complete.informer.com/download/ product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfcomplete-corporate-edition-pdfcdispatcher-unquoted-service-path third-party-advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49558 exploit
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Details
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- Last updated
- 2026-01-24
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.14%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
3.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element