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CVE-2021-40708

Adobe Genuine Service Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 29, 2021 at 03:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGenuine Service· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Adobe Genuine Service versions 7.3 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AGSService installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve read / write privileges to execute arbitrary code. User interaction is required to abuse this vulnerability.

Affected

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

Genuine Service· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 7.3
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:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/integrity_service/apsb21-81.html

CVSS

7.3HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-379

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