Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Creative Cloud Desktop Application - CVE-2020-9671
Published: July 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30122
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9671
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure file permissions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9671
Install updates from vendor's website.