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Creative CloudApplication · Adobe

CVE-2018-12829

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-08-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.6.1 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

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

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions prior to 4.6.1 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability. The application fails to properly validate SSL/TLS certificates during secure communications, allowing an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attacks and potentially inject malicious code or escalate privileges.

MitigationUpgrade Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application to version 4.6.1 or later. Verify the update source authenticity before installation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Creative CloudApplication
Affected:< 4.6.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
    On Windows, open Add or Remove Programs and search for 'Adobe Creative Cloud' or check C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud. On Mac, open Finder and go to /Applications.
    Affected if The application is not installed or not found in standard locations
  2. Identify the installed version number
    In Windows Add or Remove Programs, click on Adobe Creative Cloud and view the version. On Mac, right-click Adobe Creative Cloud in Applications and select Get Info to see the version.
    Affected if Version information is unavailable or cannot be retrieved
  3. Compare version to the affected range
    Note the full version number (for example, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, or 4.6.0) and determine if it is less than 4.6.1.
    Affected if Installed version is any version prior to 4.6.1 (such as 4.6.0, 4.5.x, or earlier)
  4. Verify the vulnerability applies
    This vulnerability is a built-in flaw in the application code related to SSL/TLS certificate handling. No specific configuration check is needed beyond version verification.
    Affected if The application is running at all on a vulnerable version

If the installed Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version is any version lower than 4.6.1, the environment is affected by this improper certificate validation vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.6.1 or later
Fixed in 4.6.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application to version 4.6.1 or later. Verify the update source authenticity before installation.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application 4.6.1 or later

  1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
  2. Navigate to the Help menu or check the application version information
  3. If version is below 4.6.1, access the Adobe Creative Cloud downloads page at https://creativecloud.adobe.com
  4. Download the latest version of Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
  5. Run the installer and follow the prompts to upgrade the application
  6. Restart the computer if prompted to complete the installation
  7. Verify the new version is 4.6.1 or later after upgrade

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Creative Cloud Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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