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TI-2018-09203 Aliases CVE-2018-12829GHSA-vrp5-7hmm-j77f

Improper certificate validation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1 has an improper certificate validation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05006 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1 Vendor— Affected Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.6.1VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12829
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrp5-7hmm-j77f

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-05637 Improper input validation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02226 Incorrect permission assignment in Adobe Thor 3.9.5.353 and earlier. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-05636 Incorrect permission assignment in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-03559 Improper certificate validation in Creative Cloud Desktop Application 4.4.1.298 and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-07756 Improper privilege management in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05909 Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 4.6.1 and earlier versions have Security… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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