VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-21100
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.72%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-04-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- psirt@adobe.com: CWE-379
Primary references
- psirt@adobe.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory