Medium severity4.2NVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-43017
CVE-2021-43017
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.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=5.5
- Range: <=5.5
- Adobe/GoCartv5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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