Unquoted Service Path Vulnerability in PDF Complete Corporate Edition
CVE-2021-47896

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

PDF Complete, Inc.

Status
PDFcomplete Corporate Edition
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2021-47896?

PDF Complete Corporate Edition version 4.1.45 is susceptible to a locally exploitable vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the 'pdfcDispatcher' service. This weakness could enable attackers with local access to potentially inject malicious executables into the service binary location. As a result, these executables might be executed with elevated privileges, allowing for unauthorized actions within the system.

Affected Version(s)

PDFCOMPLETE Corporate Edition 4.1.45

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2021-47896 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49558
exploit
https://www.pdfcomplete.com/cms/dpl/tabid/111/Default.asp...
product
https://pdf-complete.informer.com/download/
product

CVSS V4

Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ismael Nava
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