CVE-2021-21069

Adobe Creative Cloud Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.3 (and earlier) is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to call functions against the installer to perform high privileged actions. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-18.html patch vendor advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-281/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-21069?
CVE-2021-21069 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-21069?
To fix CVE-2021-21069, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-21069 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-21069 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-21069?
CVE-2021-21069 affects Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component).
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