CVE-2021-43017

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.

• CWE-379

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Nov 18, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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