Adobe Digital Editions Arbitrary file system write vulnerability
CVE-2021-21100

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Adobe
Status
Digital Editions
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 April 2021

What is CVE-2021-21100?

Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.11.187245 (and earlier) is affected by a Privilege Escalation vulnerability during installation. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary file system write in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected Version(s)

Digital Editions <= 4.5.11.187245

Digital Editions <= unspecified

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Edition...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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