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High · 8.8 CVE-2021-21090 EUVD-2021-8481GHSA-62f6-qcp7-pw2w

Adobe InCopy DOCX file parsing directory traversal vulnerability could lead to remote code execution

Published Jun 28, 2021 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

Description

Adobe InCopy version 16.0 (and earlier) is affected by an path traversal vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote 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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe InCopy unspecified – ≤ 16.0, unspecified – ≤ None —

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