CVE-2021-43017 | BDVDB-2026-164608 Detail

AdobeGoCart

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions (CWE-379)

References#

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12021-11-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-23Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2021-11-18
Last modified: 2025-04-23

Vendor information

Vendor: Adobe
Product: GoCart

All Adobe vulnerabilities

Score

4.2 Medium

EPSS

1.1%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 67.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 5.5
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.2 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).