UNIX symbolic link following in Creative Cloud Desktop Application - CVE-2020-9670
Published: July 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30123
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9670
CWE-ID: CWE-61
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 a symlink following issue. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9670
Install updates from vendor's website.