CVE-2021-39828

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2021-39828 · Published 27/09/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-39828 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting digital editions (adobe).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 74.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
digital editions adobe	`≤ 4.5.11.187646`	No fix yet

Description

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.11.187646 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Digital Editions installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb21-80.html · Patch

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

digital editions

adobe

≤ 4.5.11.187646

No fix yet

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