CVE-2021-28568

Adobe Genuine Services insecure file permission could lead to privilege escalation

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 8, 2021 at 04:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGenuine Service· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

Adobe Genuine Services version 7.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure file permission vulnerability during installation process. A local authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve privilege escalation in the context of the current user.

Affected

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

v ≤ 7.1
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

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-379CWE-668

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