What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-28568?

CVE-2021-28568 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Genuine Service CVE-2021-28568

MEDIUM

Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions (CWE-379)

2021-09-08 psirt@adobe.com

Privilege Escalation Adobe Genuine Service

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 08, 2021 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Adobe Genuine Services version 7.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure file permission vulnerability during installation process. A local authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve privilege escalation in the context of the current user.

AnalysisAI

Adobe Genuine Services version 7.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure file permission vulnerability during installation process. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-379. Adobe Genuine Services version 7.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure file permission vulnerability during installation process. A local authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Affected products include: Adobe Genuine Service. Version information: version 7.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.