CVE-2021-28613: Adobe Creative Cloud Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-379

Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to arbitrarily overwrite a file. Exploitation of this issue requires local access, administrator privileges and user interaction.

Affected products

Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component): through 5.4

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-76.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-76.html

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