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Creative Cloud CVE-2019-7093

HIGH
Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
2019-05-24 psirt@adobe.com
7.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Search path element control
Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 3.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) versions 4.7.0.400 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-427. Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) versions 4.7.0.400 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation. Affected products include: Adobe Creative Cloud.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) versions 4.7.0.400 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 13% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 3.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +3
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-3006 HIGH POC
8.8 Apr 12

Adobe Thor versions 3.9.5.353 and earlier have a vulnerability related to the use of improper resource permissions durin

CVE-2020-9669 CRITICAL
9.8 Jul 17

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 5.1 and earlier have a lack of exploit mitigations vulnerability. Rate

CVE-2019-8236 CRITICAL
9.8 Oct 23

Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 4.6.1 and earlier versions have Security Bypass vulnerability. Rated critical

CVE-2019-7959 CRITICAL
9.8 Aug 16

Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.6.1 and earlier have a using components with known vulnerabilities vulnera

CVE-2019-7958 CRITICAL
9.8 Aug 16

Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.6.1 and earlier have an insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. Rate

CVE-2018-12829 CRITICAL
9.8 Aug 29

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1 has an improper certificate validation vulnerability. Rated critic

CVE-2018-4991 CRITICAL
9.8 May 19

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.4.1.298 and earlier have an exploitable Improper certificate validat

CVE-2016-1034 CRITICAL
9.1 Apr 12

The Sync Process in the JavaScript API for Creative Cloud Libraries in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3

CVE-2017-3007 HIGH
7.8 Apr 12

Adobe Thor versions 3.9.5.353 and earlier have a vulnerability in the directory search path used to find resources, rela

CVE-2016-6935 HIGH
7.8 Oct 13

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.8.0.310 on Windows allow

CVE-2023-26358 HIGH
7.8 Mar 22

Creative Cloud version 5.9.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attack

CVE-2020-24422 HIGH
7.8 Oct 21

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.2 (and earlier) and 2.1 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an u

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