SB2018082803 - Privilege escalation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Published: August 28, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018082803
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper certificate validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12829)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper certificate validation. A local attacker can supply specially crafted certificate, gain elevated privileges and perform further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.