Adobe Digital Editions Installer flaw leads to Arbitrary File System Write
Priority LOW 32CWE-379Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 Digital Editions 4.5.11.187646 (and earlier) are affected by an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Digital Editions installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to write an arbitrary file to the system. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01503 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Digital Editions | up to 4.5.11.187646; up to None | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Digital Editions VendorAdobe Affected up to 4.5.11.187646; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-39827
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6x2x-5wr8-hwjr
More Adobe Digital Editions vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-00862 Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-09188 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-09187 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-05015 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-02193 Memory corruption in Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.3 and earlier. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-09197 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-39827 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-39827 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6x2x-5wr8-hwjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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