High severity · published Aug 24, 2021
CVE-2021-28594
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CC
Creative Cloud Desktop Application · Adobe
before 2.5 · source: NVD
Affected product
CC
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Adobe
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28594
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28594
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-41.html
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