CVE-2021-40708: Adobe Genuine Service Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-379

Description

Adobe Genuine Service versions 7.3 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AGSService installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve read / write privileges to execute arbitrary code. User interaction is required to abuse this vulnerability.

Affected products

Adobe Genuine Service: through 7.3

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/integrity_service/apsb21-81.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/integrity_service/apsb21-81.html

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