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CVE-2021-28613

Adobe Creative Cloud Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 27, 2021 at 03:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCreative Cloud Desktop Application· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to arbitrarily overwrite a file. Exploitation of this issue requires local access, administrator privileges and user interaction.

Affected

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

Creative Cloud Desktop Application· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 5.4
apple-macos (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:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-76.html

CVSS

7.4HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-379

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