Privilege escalation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-12829
CWE-ID CWE-295
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor Adobe

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper certificate validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU14539

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12829

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.6.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Creative Cloud Desktop Application: 4.5.0.324 - 4.6.0.384

CPE2.3 External links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb18-32.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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