CVE-2021-43019
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-43019 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-11-23 19:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:39:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-732
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Adobe | Creative Cloud Desktop Application | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Macos | - | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Security Bulletin | MISC | helpx.adobe.com | |
| ZDI-21-1333 | Zero Day Initiative | MISC | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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