CVE-2021-43017 json
Adobe Creative Cloud DLL Hijacking Local Application Denial of Service
published 2021-11-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-29971
- cvss
- 4.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Adobe GoCart
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-43017
- NVD CVE-2021-43017
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