CVE-2021-43017
low-risk
Published 2021-11-18
Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Application denial of service vulnerability in the Creative Cloud Desktop installer. An authenticated attacker with root privileges could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service by planting a malicious file on the victim's local machine. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.
Do I need to act?
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0.32% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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4
CVSS 4.2/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Affected Vendors
21
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal