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GHSA-VM63-8W76-P82F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-23 18:31 – Updated: 2026-01-23 18:31

Details

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.

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

8.5 (High)


                  
                    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

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CVE-2021-47896 (GCVE-0-2021-47896)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-23 16:47 – Updated: 2026-01-23 21:49

Title

PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition 4.1.45 - 'pdfcDispatcher' Unquoted Service Path

Summary

Severity

8.5 (High)


                        
                          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

7.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49558	exploit
https://www.pdfcomplete.com/cms/dpl/tabid/111/Def…	product
https://pdf-complete.informer.com/download/	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfcomplete-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
PDF Complete, Inc.	PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition	Affected: 4.1.45

Date Public

2020-11-02 00:00

Credits

Ismael Nava

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-VM63-8W76-P82F

CVE-2021-47896 (GCVE-0-2021-47896)

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