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CVE-2021-28594

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-28594 describes an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application installer version 2.4 and earlier. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious file, leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction and local access for exploitation, but could result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.4CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:prelude:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0269 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-41.html
Vendor Advisory