CVE-2021-43017
MEDIUMAdobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application < 5.5 - Authenticated Denial of Service via Malicious File Planting
Title source: llmDescription
Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Application denial of service vulnerability in the Creative Cloud Desktop installer. An authenticated attacker with root privileges could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service by planting a malicious file on the victim's local machine. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html
Scores
CVSS v3
4.2
EPSS
0.0113
EPSS Percentile
62.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-379
Status
published
Products (1)
adobe/creative_cloud_desktop_application
< 5.5
Published
Nov 18, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026