← Back

CVE-2021-21069

nvd nist
Published: Mar 12, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

JSON object

Loading...
7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (1)

Adobe
1 product
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 2 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Up to 5.3
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Apple
Macos
All versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (4)

Source: psirt@adobe.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

Timeline

No history available yet.