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CRITICAL
CVE-2020-9671
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application File Permissions Privilege Escalation
Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 5.1 and earlier have an insecure file permissions vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2020, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 5, 2021, 3:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9671 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe creative_cloud_desktop_application
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-9671.

URL Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb20-33.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9671 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_applocation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb20-33.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb20-33.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_applocation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} -0.04%

score

0.65208

percentile

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