CVE-2021-21078 Adobe Creative Cloud Unquoted Service Path in CCXProcess
An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution via an unquoted service path in Adobe Creative Cloud, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-21078?
CVE-2021-21078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component), published on 12 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Unquoted Service Path vulnerability in CCXProcess that could allow an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the process of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21078?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-21078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component)
- CVE-2020-9671 Privilege escalation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
- CVE-2020-9682 Path traversal in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
- CVE-2020-9670 Path traversal in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
- CVE-2026-48272 Creative Cloud Desktop | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
- CVE-2026-48344 GoCart | Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m37j-xrjp-4fj2.