What is CVE-2021-39828?

CVE-2021-39828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2021-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-39828?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2021-39828

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.11.187646 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Digital Editions installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges. User interaction…

EPSS: 0.015 (70.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Digital Editions — versions unspecified
Adobe Digital_editions
Apple Macos

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@adobe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39828?: CVE-2021-39828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2021-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-39828?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.