Untrusted search path in Creative Cloud Desktop Application - CVE-2020-24422
Published: October 21, 2020 / Updated: June 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47845
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-2020-24422
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an untrusted search path. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note: This vulnerability affects the following versions:
- Creative Cloud Desktop Application (old installer) 5.2 and earlier version
- Creative Cloud Desktop Application (new installer) 2.1 and earlier version
Affected software
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
How to mitigate CVE-2020-24422
Install updates from vendor's website.
Creative Cloud Desktop Application - update to 5.3.1.470