Unquoted Search Path or Element in Creative Cloud Desktop Application - CVE-2021-28581

 

Unquoted Search Path or Element in Creative Cloud Desktop Application - CVE-2021-28581

Published: May 12, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53137
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28581
CWE-ID: CWE-428
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Creative Cloud Desktop Application

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a malicious library on the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-28581

Install updates from vendor's website.

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