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CVE-2021-28633

Adobe Creative Cloud Installer Arbitrary File Write

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 24, 2021 at 06:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCreative Cloud Desktop Application

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause arbitrary file overwriting in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires physical interaction to the system.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-41.html

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMadobe
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
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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