CVE-2021-43017 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-43017: Adobe Creative Cloud DLL Hijacking Local Application Denial of Service

Vendor Adobe
Product GoCart
Weakness CWE-379
Published November 18, 2021
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

4.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Application denial of service vulnerability in the Creative Cloud Desktop installer. An authenticated attacker with root privileges could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service by planting a malicious file on the victim's local machine. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2021 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated