CVE-2020-9682 Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 5.1 and earlier have a symlink vulnerability vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary file system write.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.3%

Published: 2020-07-17 03:01
Updated: 2026-06-17 06:28
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 5.1 and earlier have a symlink vulnerability vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary file system write.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application	<= 5.1	No fix listed
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application	= 5.1 and earlier versions	No fix listed

References

helpx.adobe.com vendor-advisory

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

All scores (2)

v3.1 9.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 10.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 4.31% (percentile 91.3)
CWE: CWE-59

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.