CVE-2021-28633: Adobe Creative Cloud Installer Arbitrary File Write

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 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: 2021-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-379

Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause arbitrary file overwriting in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires physical interaction to the system.

Affected products

Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component): through 2.4

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-41.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-41.html

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