Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-43017 · published 18 November 2021

CVE-2021-43017: Adobe creative cloud desktop application vulnerability

Adobe · Creative Cloud Desktop Application

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.

4.2 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.2% · top 33.8% CWE-379 · CWE-379

4.2CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.5

1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

2References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Creative Cloud Desktop Application Adobe

References

Link	Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html	PatchVendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html	PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-43017), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.