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CVE-2021-47896

Published: Jan 23, 2026

Modified: Jan 23, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

PDF Complete, Inc.

PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition

affected
4.1.45

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-428

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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