CVE-2021-28594: Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products

• Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application: before 2.5 (fixed in 2.5)

Published 2021-08-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.