CVE-2021-21100
Adobe Digital Editions Arbitrary file system write vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Apr 15, 2021
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 18, 2020
Description
Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.11.187245 (and earlier) is affected by a Privilege Escalation vulnerability during installation. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary file system write in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions (CWE-379)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Digital EditionsAdobe |
|
References
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