What is CVE-2021-28568?

CVE-2021-28568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-28568?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service

CVE-2021-28568

Adobe Genuine Services version 7.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure file permission vulnerability during installation process. A local authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve privilege escalation in the context of the current user.

Published 2021-09-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/integrity_service/apsb21-27.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28568?: CVE-2021-28568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-28568?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.