What is CVE-2018-12829?

CVE-2018-12829 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative_cloud, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-12829?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Creative_cloud

CVE-2018-12829

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

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.051 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Creative_cloud
N/a Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application Before 4.6.1 — versions Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12829?: CVE-2018-12829 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative_cloud, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-12829?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.