CVE-2021-43017

Adobe Creative Cloud DLL Hijacking Local Application Denial of Service

Published Nov 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-29971 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.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2025, 7:20 PM
Reserved
Oct 25, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 18, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:10 AM