Is CVE-2021-28579 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-28579 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-28579?

CVE-2021-28579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-28579?

CVE-2021-28579 has an EPSS score of 1.09% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28579?

Upgrade Adobe Connect to 11.2.2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-28579

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Adobe Connect version 11.2.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Improper access control vulnerability that can lead to the elevation of privileges. An attacker with 'Learner' permissions can leverage this scenario to access the list of event participants.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

Adobe ConnectWindows application

Affected:11.2.2Fixed in:11.2.2Adobe

Affected:11.2.2Fixed in:11.2.2Adobe Systems Inc.

Adobe Connect application MSIWindows application

Affected:11.2.2Fixed in:11.2.2Adobe

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

helpx.adobe.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2021-28579

Markdown

[![CVE-2021-28579](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2021-28579.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2021-28579)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2021-28579"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2021-28579.svg" alt="CVE-2021-28579"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.