CVE-2021-47896 PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition 4.1.45 - 'pdfcDispatcher' Unquoted Service Path
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in PDF Complete Corporate Edition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-47896?
CVE-2021-47896 is a high-severity vulnerability in PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition, published on 23 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47896?
How do I fix CVE-2021-47896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-47896 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47896 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm63-8w76-p82f.