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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2021-21068 json

Adobe Creative Cloud installer arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability

published 2021-03-12 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-8459

cvss
6.1
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.3 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to cause arbitrary file overwriting. Exploitation of this issue requires physical access and user interaction.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

References

Sources

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