What is CVE-2021-21068?

CVE-2021-21068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud (Desktop Component), classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-21068?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud (Desktop Component)

CVE-2021-21068

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.3 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to cause arbitrary file overwriting. Exploitation of this issue requires physical access and user…

EPSS: 0.002 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Creative Cloud (Desktop Component) — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-379 — Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-18.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21068?: CVE-2021-21068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud (Desktop Component), classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-21068?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.