What is CVE-2018-4873?

CVE-2018-4873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-4873?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud

CVE-2018-4873

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.4.1.298 and earlier have an exploitable Unquoted Search Path vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

Published 2018-05-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Adobe Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud Desktop Application 4.4.1.298 And Earlier Versions — versions Creative Cloud Desktop Application 4.4.1.298 and earlier versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104103 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040860 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb18-12.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4873?: CVE-2018-4873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-4873?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.