CVE-2021-47896

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 v4.0

8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 2th percentile

Published

2026-01-23

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49558

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2021-47895
• CVE-2021-47897
• CVE-2021-47894
• CVE-2021-47898
• CVE-2021-47893
• CVE-2021-47899