CVE-2021-28547 Adobe Creative Cloud for macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A local attacker can delete the OOBE directory to gain administrator permissions on Adobe Creative Cloud for macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-28547?
CVE-2021-28547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component), published on 29 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application for macOS version 5.3 (and earlier) is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a normal user to delete the OOBE directory and get permissions of any directory under the administrator authority.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28547?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28547?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-28547 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28547 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-7xwr-7pqp-xmjv.