Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2021 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2021-28547Adobe Creative Cloud for macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in Creative Cloud (desktop component) from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Creative Cloud (desktop component) | unspecified – through 5.3unspecified – through None |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H