What is CVE-2018-5003?

CVE-2018-5003 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative_cloud, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-5003?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Creative_cloud

CVE-2018-5003

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.5.5.342 (installer) has an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.049 (90.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Adobe Creative_cloud
Microsoft Windows
N/a Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application Before 4.5.5.342 — versions Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.5.5.342

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

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-2018-5003?: CVE-2018-5003 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative_cloud, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-5003?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.