CVE-2021-43017

MediumCVSS 4.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-379

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-43017: Medium severity, CVSS 4.2 | Vulnix