CVE-2021-21100CWE-379

Adobe Digital Editions Arbitrary file system write vulnerability

High · published April 15, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01721 · 77.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-379 · Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
Published
2021-04-15T13:51Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 APR 13:51Z
    Adobe Digital Editions Arbitrary file system write vulnerability
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