What is CVE-2021-21090?

CVE-2021-21090 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Incopy, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-21090?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Adobe Incopy

CVE-2021-21090

Adobe InCopy version 16.0 (and earlier) is affected by an path traversal vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution in the context of the curren…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.054 (91.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Incopy — versions unspecified
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21090?: CVE-2021-21090 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Incopy, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-21090?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.