Adobe Connect CSV injection via export feature could lead to code execution
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Adobe Connect version 11.0.7 (and earlier) is affected by an Input Validation vulnerability in the export feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a payload into an online event form and achieve code execution if the victim exports and opens the data on their local machine.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0387 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21085
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc96-38mv-g6cc
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Adobe Connect vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-08504 Adobe Connect Improper Access Control Security feature bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-17669 Adobe Connect Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-09178 Improper authentication in Adobe Connect 9.7.5 and earlier CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04295 RCE in Saphira Connect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04294 SQLi in Saphira Connect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08334 Server-side request forgery in Adobe Connect 9.6.2 and earlier versions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2021-21085 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21085 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qc96-38mv-g6cc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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