CVE-2021-28613
Adobe Creative Cloud Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to arbitrarily overwrite a file. Exploitation of this issue requires local access, administrator privileges and user interaction.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Adobe Creative Cloud Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to arbitrarily overwrite a file. Exploitation of this issue requires local access, administrator privileges and user interaction.
- Record
CVE-2021-28613- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-379
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15282
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to arbitrarily overwrite a file. Exploitation of this issue requires local access, administrator privileges and user interaction.
- Record
EUVD-2021-15282- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mm62-qgr2-384q No score
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling...
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to arbitrarily overwrite a file. Exploitation of this issue requires local access, administrator privileges and user interaction.
- Record
GHSA-mm62-qgr2-384q- Weakness
- CWE-379
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to arbitrarily overwrite a file. Exploitation of this issue requires local access, administrator privileges and user interaction.
- Record
CVE-2021-28613- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-379
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28613 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application, published September 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.