CVE-2021-43019
Adobe Creative Cloud Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 23, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:28 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43019
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-43019.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-43019 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-43019 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Removed CVSS V3.1 Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1333/ [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory] Removed CWE Adobe Systems Incorporated CWE-284 Added CWE Adobe Systems Incorporated CWE-732 Removed CWE Reason CWE-284 / More specific CWE option available -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 09, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1333/ Vendor Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1333/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-732 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 24, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1333/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1333/ Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 24, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1333/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-43019 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-43019
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.17 }} 0.03%
score
0.54858
percentile