Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application up to 5.1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application up to 5.1. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-9669. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application up to 5.1 (Cloud Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 5.1 and earlier have a lack of exploit mitigations vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

The weakness was disclosed 07/17/2020 as APSB20-33 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9669 since 03/02/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/23/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209461 (Adobe Creative Cloud < 5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB20-33)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209461). The entries VDB-158738, VDB-158739 and VDB-158742 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209461
Nessus Name: Adobe Creative Cloud < 5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB20-33)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/02/2020 🔍
07/17/2020 +137 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB20-33
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-9669 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9669
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158737
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2020 12:34
Updated: 05/05/2025 11:04
Changes: 07/17/2020 12:34 (39), 07/17/2020 12:39 (18), 11/04/2020 13:12 (1), 10/23/2024 20:53 (17), 05/05/2025 11:04 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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