VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-39828
CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.11.187646 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Digital Editions installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.
Weakness classification
- psirt@adobe.com: CWE-379
Primary references
- psirt@adobe.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory