Is CVE-2021-43017 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-43017 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-43017?

CVE-2021-43017 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-43017?

CVE-2021-43017 has an EPSS score of 1.13% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2021-43017?

No published fix for CVE-2021-43017 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-43017

MEDIUM

4.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-379

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

helpx.adobe.com

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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.