Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-43019
Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the resources leveraged by the Setup.exe service. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to remove files and escalate privileges under the context of SYSTEM . An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability on the product installer. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2021-43019
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-43019
0.17%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 55 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-43019
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST | |
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
Adobe Systems Incorporated |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-43019
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The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-43019
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https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html
Adobe Security BulletinPatch;Vendor Advisory
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