CVE-2021-21055

Adobe Dreamweaver Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability Could Lead To Information Disclosure

MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS Score
Published: February 11, 2021 at 08:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDreamweaver· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM6.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Adobe Dreamweaver versions 21.0 (and earlier) and 20.2 (and earlier) is affected by an untrusted search path vulnerability that could result in information disclosure. An attacker with physical access to the system could replace certain configuration files and dynamic libraries that Dreamweaver references, potentially resulting in information disclosure.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 20.2v ≤ 21.021.0
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

6.2MEDIUMadobe
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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