CVE-2021-28547 (GCVE-0-2021-28547)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-29 15:45 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Adobe Creative Cloud for macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:16 UTC
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creativ… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Creative Cloud (desktop component) |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ 5.3
(custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2021-03-09 00:00
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