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Adobe Critical Security Updates September 2021

Adobe Critical Security Updates September 2021

Adobe Critical Security Updates September 2021 fixes for 34 critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Premiere Pro, InCopy, etc. Moreover, a total of 52 security vulnerabilities have been patched in this release. Most of these vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution on suc...

Sep 15, 2021By Kumarswamy S3 min read

Adobe Critical Security Updates September 2021 fixes for 34 critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Premiere Pro, InCopy, etc. Moreover, a total of 52 security vulnerabilities have been patched in this release. Most of these vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution on successful exploitation. These flaws affect Windows and macOS and can be patched by a patch management tool.

There are no reports of any of the above vulnerabilities being actively exploited.

However, Adobe Acrobat and Reader received fixes for 13 critical vulnerabilities. Adobe Premiere Pro, InCopy, ColdFusion and, Digital Editions received fixes for two critical vulnerabilities each and then Adobe InDesign received fixes for three critical vulnerabilities and then Adobe Premiere Elements received fixes for four critical vulnerabilities and then Adobe SVG-Native-Viewer, Creative Cloud Desktop Application, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Genuine Service, and Experience Manager received fixes for one critical vulnerability each. Therefore, a vulnerability management tool can help detect these kinds of vulnerabilities.

Adobe Critical Security Updates September 2021 Security Bulletin Summary

2. Product: Adobe Premiere ProAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-67, CVE-2021-40710,and then CVE-2021-40715Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary code execution

3. Product: Adobe InCopyAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-71, CVE-2021-39819, CVE-2021-39818Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary code execution and then Arbitrary file system write

4. Product: Adobe SVG-Native-ViewerAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-72, CVE-2021-39823Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary code execution

5. Product: Adobe InDesignAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-73, CVE-2021-39820, CVE-2021-39821,and then CVE-2021-39822Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary code execution

6. Product: Adobe ColdFusionAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-75, CVE-2021-40698, and then CVE-2021-40699Severity: CriticalImpact: Security feature bypass

7. Product: Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop ApplicationAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-76, CVE-2021-28613Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary file system write

8. Product: Adobe Photoshop ElementsAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-77, CVE-2021-39825Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary code execution

9. Product: Adobe Digital EditionsAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-80, CVE-2021-39826, CVE-2021-39827, and then CVE-2021-39828Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary code execution, Arbitrary file system write and then Privilege Escalation

10. Product: Adobe Genuine ServiceAdvisory/CVEs: APSB21-81, CVE-2021-40708Severity: CriticalImpact: Privilege Escalation

11. Product: Adobe Experience ManagerAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-82, CVE-2021-40711, CVE-2021-40712, CVE-2021-40713, CVE-2021-40714Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary code execution, Application denial-of-service and then Security feature bypass

12. Product: Adobe PhotoshopAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-84, CVE-2021-40709Severity: CriticalImpact: Arbitrary code execution

13. Product: Adobe XMP Toolkit SDKAdvisory/CVEs:APSB21-85, CVE-2021-40716Severity: ImportantImpact: Arbitrary file system read

However, SanerNow VMand SanerNow PM detect these vulnerabilities and automatically fix them by applying security updates. Moreover, use SanerNow and keep your systems updated and secure.

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