# CVE-2021-21069: Adobe Creative Cloud Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2021-21069 has no fix on record yet for 1 affected product. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21069
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8
- EPSS: 0.0264
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Mar 12, 2021
- Weakness: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
- Vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21069

## Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.3 (and earlier) is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to call functions against the installer to perform high privileged actions. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

## Where it's fixed

No fix is on record.

## No fix yet

| Platform | Product | Status |
|---|---|---|
| macOS | Adobe Creative Cloud | no-fix |

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