What is CVE-2021-40776?

CVE-2021-40776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-40776?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom

CVE-2021-40776

Adobe Lightroom Classic 10.3 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Offline Lightroom Classic installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges. User interactio…

EPSS: 0.005 (40.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Lightroom Classic — versions unspecified
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@adobe.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40776?: CVE-2021-40776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-40776?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.