CVE-2018-4873

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Published May 19, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.4.1.298 and earlier have an exploitable Unquoted Search Path vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Creative Cloud Desktop Application 4.4.1.298 and earlier versions

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Creative Cloud Desktop Application 4.4.1.298 and earlier versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-16658	Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.4.1.298 and earlier have an exploitable Unquoted Search Path vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.063% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104103
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040860
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb18-12.html

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Creative Cloud

Weaknesses

CWE-428

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:18 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: adobe
Published: May 19, 2018, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:18 AM
Reserved: Jan 3, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 19, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:59 AM

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