UNIX symbolic link following in Creative Cloud Desktop Application - CVE-2020-9682
Published: July 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30124
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9682
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9682
Install updates from vendor's website.
Creative Cloud Desktop Application - update to 5.2.0.436