title: Adobe Creative Cloud AdobeExtensionService.exe local privilege escalation vulnerability
description: Creative Cloud version 5.9.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the application trusts.
problem types: Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
affected:
{
vendor: Adobe
product: Creative Cloud (desktop component)
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: 5.9.1, status: affected, versionType: custom
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: CHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.6
baseSeverity: HIGH
]