CVE-2021-43017 Adobe Creative Cloud DLL Hijacking Local Application Denial of Service
An authenticated attacker with root privileges can cause denial of service in Adobe Creative Cloud by planting a malicious file, requiring user interaction during installation.
- 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-2021-43017?
CVE-2021-43017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe GoCart, published on 18 Nov 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-379
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43017?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43017?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-43017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe GoCart
- 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-85rf-rp2v-42mg.