PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition 4.1.45 - 'pdfcDispatcher' Unquoted Service Path
Priority HIGH 72CWE-428Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00143 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Complete, Inc. | PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition | 4.1.45 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition VendorPDF Complete, Inc. Affected 4.1.45 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47896
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vm63-8w76-p82f
References
Exploit 1
More PDF Complete, Inc. vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-19092 PDF Complete 3.5.310.2002 - 'pdfsvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-47896 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47896 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vm63-8w76-p82f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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