CVE-2021-28547
Adobe Creative Cloud for macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application for macOS version 5.3 (and earlier) is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a normal user to delete the OOBE directory and get permissions of any directory under the administrator authority.
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application para macOS versión 5.3 (y anteriores), está afectada por una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios que podría permitir a un usuario normal eliminar el directorio OOBE y obtener permisos de cualquier directorio bajo la autoridad del administrador
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-03-16 CVE Reserved
- 2021-09-29 CVE Published
- 2023-04-22 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-18.html | 2023-11-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Creative Cloud Desktop Application Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Creative Cloud Desktop Application" | <= 5.3 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Creative Cloud Desktop Application" and version " <= 5.3" | - |
Affected
| in | Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Creative Cloud Desktop Application Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Creative Cloud Desktop Application" | <= 5.3 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Creative Cloud Desktop Application" and version " <= 5.3" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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