CVE-2019-7093
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 · uneditedCreative 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.
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 · high confidenceThe Creative Cloud Desktop Application installer versions 4.7.0.400 and earlier is vulnerable to DLL hijacking, where the application loads malicious DLLs from an insecure location instead of the expected system directories. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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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<= 4.7.0.400CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Creative Cloud Desktop Application versionOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, locate 'Adobe Creative Cloud' or 'Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application', and note the version column. Alternatively, right-click the application's executable in its install directory, select Properties, and check the Details tab for version info.Affected if The displayed version is 4.7.0.400 or any version number lower than 4.7.0.400 (for example, 4.6.0.200, 4.5.1.100, etc.).
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Verify installer presenceSearch for Creative Cloud installer files on the system. Common locations include the user's Downloads folder, a designated software distribution folder, or within the Creative Cloud install directory (typically C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\). Look for files named setup.exe, AdobeCreativeCloudInstaller.exe, or similar installer executables.Affected if The installer executable exists on the system and is version 4.7.0.400 or earlier, as the vulnerability affects the installer component specifically.
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Confirm DLL loading behaviorAttempt to run the Creative Cloud installer or application while monitoring DLL loads using Process Monitor (from Sysinternals). Filter by process name and look for DLLs loaded from user-writable directories such as the application directory, TEMP folder, or user profile folders rather than only system directories like C:\Windows\System32.Affected if The application or installer loads DLLs from locations outside the trusted system directories, which indicates the insecure DLL loading behavior this CVE exploits.
Your environment is affected if the Creative Cloud Desktop Application or its installer version is 4.7.0.400 or earlier, and the application loads DLLs from insecure locations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate the Creative Cloud Desktop Application to a version later than 4.7.0.400. In enterprise environments, ensure the installer is run from trusted directories and implement application whitelisting to prevent loading of untrusted DLLs.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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