CVE-2021-43019
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the resources leveraged by the Setup.exe service. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to remove files and escalate privileges under the context of SYSTEM . An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability on the product installer. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-43019
- Assigner
- psirt@adobe.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-11-23T19:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-10-26T17:47:53
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.5 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1333/ | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43019 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43019 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:45:03 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 15:04:30 | 2021-11-23T19:15Z | 2021-11-23T19:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 15:04:30 | 2022-10-26T17:47:53 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 15:04:30 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |