📄 Description (English)
Dreamweaver Desktop versions 21.6 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary 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 and scope is changed.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Adobe Dreamweaver versions 21.6 and earlier contain an improper input validation vulnerability (CVE-2026-21268) that allows arbitrary code execution with user privileges. The vulnerability requires user interaction to open a malicious file, making it a moderate-to-high risk for organizations using Dreamweaver for web development. A patch is available and should be deployed immediately to prevent potential compromise of development environments and source code.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 23, 2026 22:34
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations in the technology, telecommunications (STC), banking, and government sectors that employ web developers using Dreamweaver are at risk. Government agencies under NCA oversight, financial institutions regulated by SAMA, and telecom operators are particularly vulnerable if developers use Dreamweaver for critical web applications. Compromise could lead to source code theft, backdoor insertion into web applications, and lateral movement into enterprise networks. The impact is heightened in organizations where development environments have access to production systems or sensitive data repositories.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Technology and Software Development
Telecommunications (STC)
Banking and Financial Services (SAMA-regulated)
Government and Public Administration (NCA-regulated)
E-commerce and Digital Services
Media and Publishing
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
- Identify all Dreamweaver installations in your organization (versions 21.6 and earlier)
- Restrict user access to opening untrusted files in Dreamweaver
- Educate developers about not opening suspicious project files or templates from untrusted sources
2. PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- Update Adobe Dreamweaver to version 21.7 or later immediately
- Use Adobe Creative Cloud auto-update feature or manual updates from adobe.com
- Verify patch installation by checking Help > About Dreamweaver for version confirmation
3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
- Disable Dreamweaver file associations for suspicious file types
- Implement application whitelisting to restrict Dreamweaver execution
- Monitor Dreamweaver process execution for suspicious child processes
- Isolate development machines from production networks
4. DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for Dreamweaver.exe spawning cmd.exe, powershell.exe, or other shell processes
- Alert on Dreamweaver accessing unusual file paths or registry locations
- Track Dreamweaver network connections to external IP addresses
- Monitor for file modifications in project directories immediately after Dreamweaver execution
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الإجراءات الفورية:
- تحديد جميع تثبيتات Dreamweaver في المنظمة (الإصدارات 21.6 وما قبلها)
- تقييد وصول المستخدمين إلى فتح الملفات غير الموثوقة في Dreamweaver
- تثقيف المطورين حول عدم فتح ملفات المشاريع أو القوالب المريبة من مصادر غير موثوقة
2. إرشادات التصحيح:
- تحديث Adobe Dreamweaver إلى الإصدار 21.7 أو أحدث فوراً
- استخدام ميزة التحديث التلقائي لـ Adobe Creative Cloud أو التحديثات اليدوية من adobe.com
- التحقق من تثبيت الرقعة بالتحقق من Help > About Dreamweaver لتأكيد الإصدار
3. الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
- تعطيل ارتباطات ملفات Dreamweaver لأنواع الملفات المريبة
- تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لتقييد تنفيذ Dreamweaver
- مراقبة تنفيذ عملية Dreamweaver للعمليات الفرعية المريبة
- عزل أجهزة التطوير عن شبكات الإنتاج
4. قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة Dreamweaver.exe الذي ينتج cmd.exe أو powershell.exe أو عمليات shell أخرى
- تنبيه على Dreamweaver الذي يصل إلى مسارات ملفات أو مواقع تسجيل غير عادية
- تتبع اتصالات شبكة Dreamweaver بعناوين IP خارجية
- مراقبة تعديلات الملفات في دلائل المشاريع فوراً بعد تنفيذ Dreamweaver
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.1 - Screening and selection of personnel
A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 - Asset management and vulnerability identification
PR.IP-12 - Software development and change management
DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability scans and assessments
RS.MI-2 - Incident response and containment
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
A.12.2.1 - Change management
A.12.3.1 - Segregation of development, test and production environments
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
6.2 - Ensure security patches are installed
6.1 - Maintain secure development processes
11.2 - Perform vulnerability scans
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
adobe:dreamweaver