#VU30123 UNIX symbolic link following in Creative Cloud Desktop Application - CVE-2020-9670

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#VU30123 UNIX symbolic link following in Creative Cloud Desktop Application - CVE-2020-9670

Published: July 16, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30123
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Software vendor:
Adobe

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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