Uncontrolled Search Path in Creative Cloud Desktop Application
CVE-2020-24422

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Adobe
Status
Creative Cloud (desktop Component)
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 October 2020

Summary

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.2 (and earlier) and 2.1 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path 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.

Affected Version(s)

Creative Cloud (desktop component) <= 5.2

Creative Cloud (desktop component) <= 2.1

Creative Cloud (desktop component) <= unspecified

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.