CVE-2021-40708 HIGH

CVE-2021-40708: Adobe Genuine Service Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product GoCart
Weakness CWE-379
Published September 29, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 29, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated

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