What is CVE-2021-40708?

CVE-2021-40708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2021-40708?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service

CVE-2021-40708

Adobe Genuine Service versions 7.3 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AGSService installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve read / write privileges to execute arbitrary code. User interaction is required to abuse this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40708?: CVE-2021-40708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Genuine Service, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-40708?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.